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Asteroid 2016 EK27

2016 EK27 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 144 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 20 Apr 1947 at 3.5 lunar distances.

Estimated size

144 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

3.55 LD

20 Apr 1947

Speed relative to Earth

9.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.2

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.