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Asteroid 2012 SA3

2012 SA3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 155 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 26 Aug 1976 at 18.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

155 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

18.05 LD

26 Aug 1976

Speed relative to Earth

18.6 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.04

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.