Asteroid 2024 RJ1
2024 RJ1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 47 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 21 Jan 1942 at 4.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
47 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.51 LD
21 Jan 1942
Speed relative to Earth
8.6 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.62
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.