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Asteroid 2013 LG16

2013 LG16 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 534 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 21 Nov 1965 at 14.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

534 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

14.63 LD

21 Nov 1965

Speed relative to Earth

8.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.36

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.