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Asteroid 2016 XA2

2016 XA2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 188 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 19 Dec 1954 at 17.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

188 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.40 LD

19 Dec 1954

Speed relative to Earth

21.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.62

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.