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Asteroid 457768 2009 KN4

457768 2009 KN4 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 838 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 30 Jul 1963 at 6.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

838 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

6.86 LD

30 Jul 1963

Speed relative to Earth

11.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.38

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.