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Asteroid 2008 TA

2008 TA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 62 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 24 Sept 1948 at 2.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

62 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

2.10 LD

24 Sept 1948

Speed relative to Earth

21.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

24.05

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.