Asteroid 33342 1998 WT24

33342 1998 WT24 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 432 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Dec 1956 at 3.5 lunar distances.

Estimated size

432 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

3.52 LD

16 Dec 1956

Speed relative to Earth

9.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.02

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.

33342 1998 WT24
16 Dec 2001 · 9070 d ago · 432 m · 8.9 km/s
4.86 LD
1,867,810 km
33342 1998 WT24
11 Dec 1987 · 14189 d ago · 432 m · 8.5 km/s
10.4 LD
3,991,727 km
33342 1998 WT24
16 Dec 1956 · 25506 d ago · 432 m · 9.0 km/s
3.52 LD
1,354,283 km
33342 1998 WT24
10 Dec 1925 · 36835 d ago · 432 m · 8.5 km/s
11.3 LD
4,361,004 km
33342 1998 WT24
16 Dec 1908 · 43038 d ago · 432 m · 9.0 km/s
3.54 LD
1,361,127 km