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Asteroid 2012 GV17

2012 GV17 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 238 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 30 Sept 1913 at 2.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

238 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

2.18 LD

30 Sept 1913

Speed relative to Earth

12.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.11

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.