Asteroid 509935 2009 QL8
509935 2009 QL8 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 519 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 12 Jan 1975 at 18.9 lunar distances.
Estimated size
519 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
18.86 LD
12 Jan 1975
Speed relative to Earth
12.2 km/s
Brightness (H)
19.42
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.