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Asteroid 2018 YJ2

2018 YJ2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 180 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 20 Dec 1923 at 18.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

180 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

18.72 LD

20 Dec 1923

Speed relative to Earth

13.5 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.72

Lower means larger