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Asteroid 2002 VR85

2002 VR85 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 343 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 27 Apr 1905 at 8.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

343 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

8.57 LD

27 Apr 1905

Speed relative to Earth

15.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.32

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.