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Asteroid 496860 1999 XL136

496860 1999 XL136 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 467 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 22 Jun 1951 at 3.0 lunar distances.

Estimated size

467 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

3.05 LD

22 Jun 1951

Speed relative to Earth

19.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.65

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.