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Asteroid 2009 DR3

2009 DR3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 196 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Mar 1948 at 8.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

196 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

8.65 LD

15 Mar 1948

Speed relative to Earth

11.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.54

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.