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Asteroid 2005 EA

2005 EA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 258 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Mar 1962 at 18.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

258 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

18.16 LD

16 Mar 1962

Speed relative to Earth

21.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.94

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.