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Asteroid 2016 XG1

2016 XG1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 170 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 11 Nov 1928 at 18.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

170 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.96 LD

11 Nov 1928

Speed relative to Earth

26.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.84

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.