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Asteroid 2022 MK1

2022 MK1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 62 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 11 Jul 1969 at 4.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

62 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

4.37 LD

11 Jul 1969

Speed relative to Earth

6.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

24.02

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.