Asteroid 2004 VZ
2004 VZ is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 48 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 8 Nov 1953 at 3.8 lunar distances.
Estimated size
48 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.76 LD
8 Nov 1953
Speed relative to Earth
10.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.6
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.