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Asteroid 2012 QG42

2012 QG42 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 263 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Sept 1903 at 8.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

263 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

8.55 LD

14 Sept 1903

Speed relative to Earth

10.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.9

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.