Asteroid 2003 HT42
2003 HT42 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 44 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 May 1967 at 4.9 lunar distances.
Estimated size
44 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.90 LD
5 May 1967
Speed relative to Earth
5.8 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.8
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.