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Asteroid 163683 2002 YP2

163683 2002 YP2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 618 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 11 May 1927 at 12.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

618 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

12.78 LD

11 May 1927

Speed relative to Earth

24.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.04

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.