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Asteroid 162474 2000 LB16

162474 2000 LB16 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 750 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 12 Dec 1975 at 8.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

750 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

8.00 LD

12 Dec 1975

Speed relative to Earth

28.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.62

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.