Asteroid 2005 KA
2005 KA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 46 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 May 1968 at 3.9 lunar distances.
Estimated size
46 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.91 LD
17 May 1968
Speed relative to Earth
3.7 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.7
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.
2005 KA
· 17703 d ago · 46 m · 3.8 km/s
5.03 LD
1,932,476 km
2005 KA
· 21336 d ago · 46 m · 3.9 km/s
3.91 LD
1,503,766 km
2005 KA
· 24980 d ago · 46 m · 4.2 km/s
7.49 LD
2,878,293 km
2005 KA
· 31230 d ago · 46 m · 4.5 km/s
14.0 LD
5,373,312 km
2005 KA
· 34843 d ago · 46 m · 4.1 km/s
5.70 LD
2,191,673 km
2005 KA
· 43627 d ago · 46 m · 3.7 km/s
4.75 LD
1,825,858 km