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Asteroid 2017 ED4

2017 ED4 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 491 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 2 Feb 1971 at 17.2 lunar distances.

Estimated size

491 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

17.21 LD

2 Feb 1971

Speed relative to Earth

15.5 km/s

Brightness (H)

19.54

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.