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Asteroid 2012 MS4

2012 MS4 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 730 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Dec 1909 at 13.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

730 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

13.76 LD

16 Dec 1909

Speed relative to Earth

40.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.68

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.