Asteroid 2018 SM1
2018 SM1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 105 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Oct 1962 at 3.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
105 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.74 LD
15 Oct 1962
Speed relative to Earth
5.6 km/s
Brightness (H)
22.9
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.