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Asteroid 308242 2005 GO21

308242 2005 GO21 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 2.3 km across, mountain-sized. Its closest recorded pass was on 21 Jun 1912 at 17.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

2.3 km

mountain-sized

Closest pass on record

17.57 LD

21 Jun 1912

Speed relative to Earth

13.4 km/s

Brightness (H)

16.18

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.