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Asteroid 2007 YB2

2007 YB2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 870 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 27 Feb 1954 at 14.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

870 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

14.22 LD

27 Feb 1954

Speed relative to Earth

14.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.3

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.