Asteroid 2017 BS5
2017 BS5 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 56 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 24 Jul 1970 at 4.2 lunar distances.
Estimated size
56 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.21 LD
24 Jul 1970
Speed relative to Earth
5.9 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.24
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.