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Asteroid 2021 SM1

2021 SM1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 31 m across, about the size of a house. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Oct 1968 at 2.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

31 m

about the size of a house

Closest pass on record

2.64 LD

16 Oct 1968

Speed relative to Earth

6.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

25.55

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.