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Asteroid 2014 UC206

2014 UC206 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 599 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 May 1949 at 13.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

599 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

13.40 LD

15 May 1949

Speed relative to Earth

27.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.11

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.