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Asteroid 2021 BM3

2021 BM3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 201 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 24 Aug 1950 at 8.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

201 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

8.71 LD

24 Aug 1950

Speed relative to Earth

20.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.48

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.