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Asteroid 2022 JQ2

2022 JQ2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 186 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 3 Jul 1973 at 15.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

186 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

15.15 LD

3 Jul 1973

Speed relative to Earth

6.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.65

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.