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Asteroid 2019 RV3

2019 RV3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 409 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 26 Feb 1946 at 19.3 lunar distances.

Estimated size

409 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

19.32 LD

26 Feb 1946

Speed relative to Earth

11.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.94

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.