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Asteroid 2017 DC36

2017 DC36 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 148 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 18 Feb 1959 at 9.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

148 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

8.97 LD

18 Feb 1959

Speed relative to Earth

7.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.14

Lower means larger