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Asteroid 2022 BY39

2022 BY39 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 4 m across, about the size of a car. Its closest recorded pass was on 12 Aug 1944 at 0.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

4 m

about the size of a car

Closest pass on record

0.59 LD

12 Aug 1944

Speed relative to Earth

3.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

29.93

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.