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Asteroid 221455 2006 BC10

221455 2006 BC10 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 496 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 27 Aug 1909 at 9.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

496 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

9.20 LD

27 Aug 1909

Speed relative to Earth

19.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.52

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.