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Asteroid 2011 EF17

2011 EF17 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 572 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Apr 1968 at 18.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

572 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

18.06 LD

6 Apr 1968

Speed relative to Earth

23.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.21

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.