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Asteroid 2016 WG9

2016 WG9 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 210 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 10 Jul 1937 at 13.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

210 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

13.60 LD

10 Jul 1937

Speed relative to Earth

14.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.39

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.