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Asteroid 2009 UD2

2009 UD2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 144 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Feb 1946 at 16.3 lunar distances.

Estimated size

144 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

16.27 LD

14 Feb 1946

Speed relative to Earth

5.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.2

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.