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Asteroid 139622 2001 QQ142

139622 2001 QQ142 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 808 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Dec 1967 at 5.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

808 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

5.68 LD

15 Dec 1967

Speed relative to Earth

7.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.46

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.