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Asteroid 2017 HX3

2017 HX3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 169 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 29 May 1963 at 17.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

169 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

16.98 LD

29 May 1963

Speed relative to Earth

13.5 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.86

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.