Asteroid 2012 UU68
2012 UU68 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 97 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 31 Oct 1981 at 3.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
97 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.70 LD
31 Oct 1981
Speed relative to Earth
6.3 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.07
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.
2012 UU68
· 16421 d ago · 97 m · 6.7 km/s
3.70 LD
1,420,988 km
2012 UU68
· 23361 d ago · 97 m · 6.6 km/s
4.38 LD
1,681,830 km
2012 UU68
· 26648 d ago · 97 m · 7.6 km/s
11.0 LD
4,227,884 km
2012 UU68
· 36875 d ago · 97 m · 6.5 km/s
6.47 LD
2,486,695 km
2012 UU68
· 40163 d ago · 97 m · 6.3 km/s
8.71 LD
3,348,402 km