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Asteroid: 1620 Geographos (1951 RA)

Potentially hazardous 2026-Aug-12 08:35 UTC

Potentially hazardous by NASA classification — Classified hazardous by NASA due to its size — passing safely. No known asteroid poses an impact risk in the next 100+ years.

Historical context

This object passes within 66.30 LD of Earth. Approaches this close (within 67 LD) are recorded several times per month across all tracked near-Earth objects.

Size comparison

Estimated diameter: 2347–5249m — the size of a large city district.

If it were to strike Earth (it won't), the estimated impact energy would be approximately 479,299 megatons of TNT.

Closest distance
66.30 LD
25.5 million km
Relative velocity
8.36 km/s
30,102 km/h
Diameter estimate
~3798m
2347–5249m range
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