Asteroid 1999 LT1
1999 LT1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 980 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 27 May 1963 at 16.3 lunar distances.
Estimated size
980 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
16.27 LD
27 May 1963
Speed relative to Earth
25.3 km/s
Brightness (H)
18.04
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.