Asteroid 2012 UX68

2012 UX68 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 58 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 May 1904 at 2.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

58 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

2.78 LD

16 May 1904

Speed relative to Earth

8.5 km/s

Brightness (H)

24.18

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.

2012 UX68
12 May 1989 · 13671 d ago · 58 m · 7.1 km/s
16.1 LD
6,209,670 km
2012 UX68
19 Nov 1979 · 17133 d ago · 58 m · 8.1 km/s
3.79 LD
1,457,586 km
2012 UX68
19 Nov 1937 · 32473 d ago · 58 m · 8.1 km/s
3.67 LD
1,409,912 km
2012 UX68
16 May 1904 · 44713 d ago · 58 m · 8.3 km/s
2.78 LD
1,070,107 km
2012 UX68
18 Nov 1902 · 45258 d ago · 58 m · 8.5 km/s
4.11 LD
1,578,406 km