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Asteroid 2012 BS23

2012 BS23 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 199 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 25 Feb 1977 at 11.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

199 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

11.37 LD

25 Feb 1977

Speed relative to Earth

14.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.5

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.