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Asteroid 2017 BS31

2017 BS31 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 163 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Feb 1912 at 16.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

163 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

16.91 LD

15 Feb 1912

Speed relative to Earth

17.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.94

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.