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Asteroid 357022 1999 YG3

357022 1999 YG3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 432 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Jan 1968 at 17.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

432 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

17.75 LD

15 Jan 1968

Speed relative to Earth

20.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.07

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.