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Asteroid 789058 2017 MB1

789058 2017 MB1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 678 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 28 Jul 1962 at 18.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

678 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

18.74 LD

28 Jul 1962

Speed relative to Earth

21.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.84

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.