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Asteroid 2022 AB1

2022 AB1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 8 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 2 Jan 1968 at 3.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

8 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.60 LD

2 Jan 1968

Speed relative to Earth

5.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

28.47

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.