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Asteroid 2019 BH1

2019 BH1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 63 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 30 Jan 1953 at 2.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

63 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

2.44 LD

30 Jan 1953

Speed relative to Earth

22.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

24

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.