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Asteroid 1915 Quetzalcoatl 1953 EA

1915 Quetzalcoatl 1953 EA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 500 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Mar 1906 at 9.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

500 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

9.86 LD

6 Mar 1906

Speed relative to Earth

15.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.38

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.