Asteroid 2017 RX2

2017 RX2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 19 m across, about the size of a house. Its closest recorded pass was on 18 Sept 1973 at 3.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

19 m

about the size of a house

Closest pass on record

3.77 LD

18 Sept 1973

Speed relative to Earth

13.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

26.55

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.

2017 RX2
24 Jul 1978 · 17616 d ago · 19 m · 13.4 km/s
10.0 LD
3,856,811 km
2017 RX2
18 Sept 1973 · 19386 d ago · 19 m · 12.8 km/s
3.77 LD
1,451,018 km
2017 RX2
26 Jul 1971 · 20171 d ago · 19 m · 12.7 km/s
10.6 LD
4,074,372 km
2017 RX2
18 Sept 1966 · 21943 d ago · 19 m · 12.2 km/s
11.1 LD
4,250,077 km
2017 RX2
24 Jul 1964 · 22729 d ago · 19 m · 13.3 km/s
9.59 LD
3,685,594 km
2017 RX2
19 Sept 1926 · 36552 d ago · 19 m · 14.2 km/s
15.4 LD
5,910,417 km
2017 RX2
19 Sept 1919 · 39109 d ago · 19 m · 13.4 km/s
5.04 LD
1,938,322 km