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Asteroid 2002 AC9

2002 AC9 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 226 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 12 Aug 1970 at 17.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

226 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.75 LD

12 Aug 1970

Speed relative to Earth

13.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.23

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.