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Asteroid 2005 OE3

2005 OE3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 334 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 Aug 1956 at 15.5 lunar distances.

Estimated size

334 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

15.54 LD

13 Aug 1956

Speed relative to Earth

17.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.38

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.