Asteroid 2018 YW2
2018 YW2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 66 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Jan 1971 at 1.2 lunar distances.
Estimated size
66 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
1.24 LD
17 Jan 1971
Speed relative to Earth
7.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.9
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.