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Asteroid 612012 1983 LC

612012 1983 LC is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 507 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 29 Jun 1920 at 11.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

507 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

11.36 LD

29 Jun 1920

Speed relative to Earth

16.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.47

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.