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Asteroid 1996 GQ

1996 GQ is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 208 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 Feb 1915 at 7.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

208 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

7.76 LD

13 Feb 1915

Speed relative to Earth

6.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

23.19

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.