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Asteroid 2016 RD34

2016 RD34 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 11 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 30 Sept 1911 at 6.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

11 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

6.59 LD

30 Sept 1911

Speed relative to Earth

1.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

27.7

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.