Asteroid 2017 RL
2017 RL is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 750 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 Sept 1979 at 18.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
750 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
18.50 LD
13 Sept 1979
Speed relative to Earth
14.7 km/s
Brightness (H)
18.62
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.