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Asteroid 2010 GD6

2010 GD6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 69 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 29 Mar 1946 at 3.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

69 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

3.72 LD

29 Mar 1946

Speed relative to Earth

11.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

23.8

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.