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Asteroid 2018 SB3

2018 SB3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 30 m across, about the size of a house. Its closest recorded pass was on 12 Sept 1968 at 3.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

30 m

about the size of a house

Closest pass on record

3.71 LD

12 Sept 1968

Speed relative to Earth

5.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

25.6

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.