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Asteroid 2009 EP2

2009 EP2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 189 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 18 Mar 1951 at 16.3 lunar distances.

Estimated size

189 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

16.28 LD

18 Mar 1951

Speed relative to Earth

17.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.61

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.