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Asteroid 2017 OA

2017 OA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 345 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 8 Dec 1978 at 17.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

345 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.74 LD

8 Dec 1978

Speed relative to Earth

13.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.31

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.