Asteroid 1566 Icarus 1949 MA
1566 Icarus 1949 MA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 1.0 km across, mountain-sized. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Jun 1968 at 16.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
1.0 km
mountain-sized
Closest pass on record
16.53 LD
14 Jun 1968
Speed relative to Earth
29.6 km/s
Brightness (H)
16.53
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.