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Asteroid 2001 GT2

2001 GT2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 436 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 31 Dec 1922 at 17.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

436 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

17.73 LD

31 Dec 1922

Speed relative to Earth

12.6 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.8

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.