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Asteroid 2017 WJ2

2017 WJ2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 132 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its next close approach is on 5 Nov 2026, passing 15.6 lunar distances (5,983,816 km) from Earth.

Estimated size

132 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

14.97 LD

4 Nov 1933

Speed relative to Earth

11.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.4

Lower means larger

Upcoming close approaches

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.