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Asteroid 482467 2012 LK9

482467 2012 LK9 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 1.0 km across, mountain-sized. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Nov 1929 at 10.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

1.0 km

mountain-sized

Closest pass on record

10.87 LD

17 Nov 1929

Speed relative to Earth

13.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

17.98

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.