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Asteroid 2018 NS

2018 NS is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 142 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 19 Feb 1962 at 17.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

142 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.42 LD

19 Feb 1962

Speed relative to Earth

9.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.23

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.