Asteroid 2012 HG2
2012 HG2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 16 m across, about the size of a house. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Feb 1961 at 2.9 lunar distances.
Estimated size
16 m
about the size of a house
Closest pass on record
2.90 LD
6 Feb 1961
Speed relative to Earth
3.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
27
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.