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Asteroid 2018 SX2

2018 SX2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 272 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 19 Sept 1955 at 12.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

272 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

12.82 LD

19 Sept 1955

Speed relative to Earth

8.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.82

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.