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Asteroid 2011 OV18

2011 OV18 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 452 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 28 Dec 1913 at 15.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

452 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

15.78 LD

28 Dec 1913

Speed relative to Earth

13.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.72

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.