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Asteroid 2017 DG16

2017 DG16 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 5 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 25 Feb 1960 at 2.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

5 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

1.96 LD

25 Feb 1960

Speed relative to Earth

6.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

29.3

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.