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Asteroid 2017 XA1

2017 XA1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 218 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 18 Nov 1969 at 18.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

218 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

18.86 LD

18 Nov 1969

Speed relative to Earth

9.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.3

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.