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Asteroid 2010 YO

2010 YO is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 48 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 25 Dec 1971 at 1.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

48 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

1.86 LD

25 Dec 1971

Speed relative to Earth

14.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

24.6

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.