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Asteroid 2023 BZ3

2023 BZ3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 6 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 22 Jan 1956 at 1.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

6 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

1.10 LD

22 Jan 1956

Speed relative to Earth

6.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

29.08

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.