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Asteroid 2015 FS117

2015 FS117 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 159 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Sept 1952 at 14.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

159 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

14.39 LD

17 Sept 1952

Speed relative to Earth

16.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.99

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.