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Asteroid 2016 LM8

2016 LM8 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 430 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 22 Jul 1943 at 17.5 lunar distances.

Estimated size

430 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

17.48 LD

22 Jul 1943

Speed relative to Earth

17.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.86

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.