Asteroid 461852 2006 GY2
461852 2006 GY2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 660 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 May 1958 at 11.8 lunar distances.
Estimated size
660 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
11.80 LD
17 May 1958
Speed relative to Earth
20.1 km/s
Brightness (H)
18.9
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.