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Asteroid 2021 GE2

2021 GE2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 6 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 2 Apr 1942 at 3.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

6 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.84 LD

2 Apr 1942

Speed relative to Earth

15.1 km/s

Brightness (H)

29.15

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.