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Asteroid 2021 XG2

2021 XG2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 163 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 3 Dec 1926 at 17.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

163 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.04 LD

3 Dec 1926

Speed relative to Earth

12.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.94

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.