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Asteroid 2010 XW58

2010 XW58 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 42 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 10 Dec 1957 at 0.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

42 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

0.16 LD

10 Dec 1957

Speed relative to Earth

7.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

24.9

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.