Asteroid 2017 BP5
2017 BP5 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 311 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 Dec 1971 at 10.1 lunar distances.
Estimated size
311 m
about the size of a stadium
Closest pass on record
10.05 LD
5 Dec 1971
Speed relative to Earth
25.4 km/s
Brightness (H)
20.53
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.