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Asteroid 2021 VP22

2021 VP22 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 11 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 Nov 1934 at 1.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

11 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

1.12 LD

5 Nov 1934

Speed relative to Earth

4.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

27.72

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.