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Asteroid 2022 AR2

2022 AR2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 12 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 8 Jan 1939 at 3.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

12 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.89 LD

8 Jan 1939

Speed relative to Earth

11.6 km/s

Brightness (H)

27.66

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.