Asteroid 2022 UK5
2022 UK5 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 48 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 19 Dec 1978 at 1.4 lunar distances.
Estimated size
48 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
1.42 LD
19 Dec 1978
Speed relative to Earth
4.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.57
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.