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Asteroid 2012 FG58

2012 FG58 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 158 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 2 May 1949 at 16.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

158 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

16.76 LD

2 May 1949

Speed relative to Earth

11.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

22

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.