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Asteroid 85990 1999 JV6

85990 1999 JV6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 451 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Jan 1939 at 14.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

451 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

14.18 LD

6 Jan 1939

Speed relative to Earth

10.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.27

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.