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Asteroid 2023 VD2

2023 VD2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 4 m across, about the size of a car. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Dec 1959 at 3.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

4 m

about the size of a car

Closest pass on record

3.15 LD

17 Dec 1959

Speed relative to Earth

7.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

30.08

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.