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Asteroid 2009 AC16

2009 AC16 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 200 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 9 Jul 1967 at 13.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

200 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

13.19 LD

9 Jul 1967

Speed relative to Earth

17.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.49

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.