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Asteroid 2012 FT35

2012 FT35 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 6 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 25 Mar 1975 at 2.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

6 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

2.88 LD

25 Mar 1975

Speed relative to Earth

4.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

29.2

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.