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Asteroid 2009 QN5

2009 QN5 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 529 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Sept 1905 at 16.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

529 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

16.82 LD

16 Sept 1905

Speed relative to Earth

28.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.38

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.