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Asteroid 2026 RW3

2026 RW3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 12 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 10 Mar 1974 at 4.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

12 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

4.04 LD

10 Mar 1974

Speed relative to Earth

9.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

27.639

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.