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Asteroid 441641 2008 WZ13

441641 2008 WZ13 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 723 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 May 1947 at 5.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

723 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

5.15 LD

17 May 1947

Speed relative to Earth

12.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.7

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.