Asteroid 162979 2001 RA12
162979 2001 RA12 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 874 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 7 Aug 1972 at 10.1 lunar distances.
Estimated size
874 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
10.10 LD
7 Aug 1972
Speed relative to Earth
14.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
18.29
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.