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Asteroid 2011 TX8

2011 TX8 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 158 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Oct 1914 at 8.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

158 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

8.65 LD

14 Oct 1914

Speed relative to Earth

21.5 km/s

Brightness (H)

22

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.