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Asteroid 2017 BP31

2017 BP31 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 428 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 26 Aug 1958 at 12.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

428 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

12.24 LD

26 Aug 1958

Speed relative to Earth

19.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.84

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.