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Asteroid 2012 HD20

2012 HD20 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 144 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Nov 1961 at 17.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

144 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.43 LD

17 Nov 1961

Speed relative to Earth

7.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.2

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.