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Asteroid 27002 1998 DV9

27002 1998 DV9 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 866 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 31 Jan 1975 at 1.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

866 m

about the size of a small town

Closest pass on record

1.76 LD

31 Jan 1975

Speed relative to Earth

7.6 km/s

Brightness (H)

18.31

Lower means larger