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Asteroid 2026 MC2

2026 MC2 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 9 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 14 Jun 1979 at 2.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

9 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

2.69 LD

14 Jun 1979

Speed relative to Earth

3.0 km/s

Brightness (H)

28.312

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.