Asteroid 2017 VG1
2017 VG1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 57 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 Nov 1963 at 4.1 lunar distances.
Estimated size
57 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.14 LD
5 Nov 1963
Speed relative to Earth
7.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.2
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.