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Asteroid 2017 YA2

2017 YA2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 199 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 28 Dec 1924 at 17.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

199 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.62 LD

28 Dec 1924

Speed relative to Earth

13.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.5

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.