Asteroid 2021 RP2
2021 RP2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 3 m across, about the size of a car. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Mar 1972 at 0.2 lunar distances.
Estimated size
3 m
about the size of a car
Closest pass on record
0.24 LD
17 Mar 1972
Speed relative to Earth
5.4 km/s
Brightness (H)
30.29
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.