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Asteroid 2024 AP2

2024 AP2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 47 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 19 Jan 1956 at 3.5 lunar distances.

Estimated size

47 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

3.52 LD

19 Jan 1956

Speed relative to Earth

5.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

24.63

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.