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Asteroid 2021 RS2

2021 RS2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 3 m across, about the size of a car. Its closest recorded pass was on 7 Sept 1960 at 1.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

3 m

about the size of a car

Closest pass on record

1.76 LD

7 Sept 1960

Speed relative to Earth

16.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

30.35

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.