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Asteroid 2018 BM3

2018 BM3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 159 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 Jan 1979 at 2.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

159 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

2.38 LD

5 Jan 1979

Speed relative to Earth

18.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.99

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.