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Asteroid 2011 BM45

2011 BM45 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 190 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 19 Jan 1979 at 11.5 lunar distances.

Estimated size

190 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

11.47 LD

19 Jan 1979

Speed relative to Earth

28.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.6

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.