Asteroid 417612 2006 WQ29
417612 2006 WQ29 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 819 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 8 Jul 1967 at 8.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
819 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
8.52 LD
8 Jul 1967
Speed relative to Earth
8.8 km/s
Brightness (H)
18.43
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.