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Asteroid 2017 HT2

2017 HT2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 846 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Jul 1962 at 8.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

846 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

8.66 LD

16 Jul 1962

Speed relative to Earth

12.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.36

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.