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Asteroid 2018 AS2

2018 AS2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 8 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Jan 1975 at 3.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

8 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.72 LD

14 Jan 1975

Speed relative to Earth

7.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

28.6

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.