Asteroid 2007 UW1
2007 UW1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 115 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 20 Oct 1961 at 1.8 lunar distances.
Estimated size
115 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
1.80 LD
20 Oct 1961
Speed relative to Earth
4.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
22.7
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.