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Asteroid 250620 2005 GE59

250620 2005 GE59 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 654 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Oct 1912 at 17.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

654 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

17.82 LD

16 Oct 1912

Speed relative to Earth

15.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.07

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.