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Asteroid 139211 2001 GN2

139211 2001 GN2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 1.1 km across, mountain-sized. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Mar 1963 at 9.5 lunar distances.

Estimated size

1.1 km

mountain-sized

Closest pass on record

9.54 LD

14 Mar 1963

Speed relative to Earth

15.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

17.77

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.