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Asteroid 2008 XN

2008 XN is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 199 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 Jan 1974 at 15.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

199 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

15.70 LD

13 Jan 1974

Speed relative to Earth

13.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.5

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.