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Asteroid 2009 BD

2009 BD is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 10 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Jul 1955 at 1.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

10 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

1.18 LD

16 Jul 1955

Speed relative to Earth

1.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

28.1

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.