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Asteroid 2019 WC5

2019 WC5 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 127 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Jan 1908 at 4.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

127 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

4.09 LD

14 Jan 1908

Speed relative to Earth

12.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.47

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.