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Asteroid 2012 FR1

2012 FR1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 596 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 23 Sept 1950 at 14.3 lunar distances.

Estimated size

596 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

14.28 LD

23 Sept 1950

Speed relative to Earth

19.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.12

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.