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Asteroid 2011 BO59

2011 BO59 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 222 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Mar 1922 at 13.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

222 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

13.38 LD

15 Mar 1922

Speed relative to Earth

8.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.26

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.