Asteroid 2012 KT42
2012 KT42 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 6 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 4 Dec 1954 at 2.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
6 m
about the size of a bus
Closest pass on record
2.72 LD
4 Dec 1954
Speed relative to Earth
16.1 km/s
Brightness (H)
29
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.