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Asteroid 2023 QB1

2023 QB1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 6 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Aug 1906 at 3.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

6 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.03 LD

17 Aug 1906

Speed relative to Earth

12.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

28.95

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.