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Asteroid 2020 CA

2020 CA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 5 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 28 Oct 1978 at 4.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

5 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

4.44 LD

28 Oct 1978

Speed relative to Earth

13.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

29.6

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.