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Asteroid 2018 WE3

2018 WE3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 257 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 30 Nov 1968 at 7.3 lunar distances.

Estimated size

257 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

7.28 LD

30 Nov 1968

Speed relative to Earth

12.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.95

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.