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Asteroid 2005 EW169

2005 EW169 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 465 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Dec 1956 at 19.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

465 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

19.38 LD

17 Dec 1956

Speed relative to Earth

6.6 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.66

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.