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Asteroid 2018 LB1

2018 LB1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 378 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Aug 1972 at 3.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

378 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

3.67 LD

6 Aug 1972

Speed relative to Earth

9.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.11

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.