Asteroid 2008 GM2
2008 GM2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 9 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 4 Apr 1947 at 5.0 lunar distances.
Estimated size
9 m
about the size of a bus
Closest pass on record
4.95 LD
4 Apr 1947
Speed relative to Earth
4.3 km/s
Brightness (H)
28.3
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.