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Asteroid 2017 OP68

2017 OP68 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 251 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Sept 1943 at 10.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

251 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

10.81 LD

15 Sept 1943

Speed relative to Earth

13.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

21

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.