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Asteroid 2023 GQ2

2023 GQ2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 424 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Nov 1950 at 1.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

424 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

1.70 LD

16 Nov 1950

Speed relative to Earth

21.5 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.86

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.