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Asteroid 2016 NV

2016 NV is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 424 m across, about the size of a small town. Its next close approach is on 8 Dec 2026, passing 14.3 lunar distances (5,478,011 km) from Earth.

Estimated size

424 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

10.89 LD

7 Dec 1952

Speed relative to Earth

10.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.86

Lower means larger

Upcoming close approaches

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.