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Asteroid 2008 EX5

2008 EX5 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 69 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 4 Oct 1969 at 14.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

69 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

14.74 LD

4 Oct 1969

Speed relative to Earth

11.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

23.8

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.