Asteroid 2018 RY1
2018 RY1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 48 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Oct 1980 at 0.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
48 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
0.45 LD
15 Oct 1980
Speed relative to Earth
7.7 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.6
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.