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Asteroid 2008 RM98

2008 RM98 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 331 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Jan 1976 at 2.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

331 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

2.18 LD

16 Jan 1976

Speed relative to Earth

9.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.4

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.