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Asteroid 442523 2011 WU95

442523 2011 WU95 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 500 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 20 Jun 1970 at 18.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

500 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

18.11 LD

20 Jun 1970

Speed relative to Earth

9.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.5

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.