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Asteroid 2003 EG16

2003 EG16 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 531 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 26 Aug 1925 at 9.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

531 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

9.88 LD

26 Aug 1925

Speed relative to Earth

21.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.37

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.