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Asteroid 2004 KG1

2004 KG1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 64 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 18 May 1957 at 4.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

64 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

4.03 LD

18 May 1957

Speed relative to Earth

9.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

23.96

Lower means larger