Asteroid 2021 JZ5
2021 JZ5 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 8 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 11 May 1971 at 2.9 lunar distances.
Estimated size
8 m
about the size of a bus
Closest pass on record
2.93 LD
11 May 1971
Speed relative to Earth
16.3 km/s
Brightness (H)
28.35
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.