Asteroid 144898 2004 VD17
144898 2004 VD17 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 663 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 Nov 1954 at 13.4 lunar distances.
Estimated size
663 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
13.40 LD
5 Nov 1954
Speed relative to Earth
17.1 km/s
Brightness (H)
18.89
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.