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Asteroid 2016 XP23

2016 XP23 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 456 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 31 Oct 1915 at 17.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

456 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

17.35 LD

31 Oct 1915

Speed relative to Earth

23.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.7

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.