Asteroid 2009 SH2
2009 SH2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 42 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 27 Mar 1957 at 1.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
42 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
1.52 LD
27 Mar 1957
Speed relative to Earth
3.7 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.9
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.