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Asteroid 477162 2009 ES

477162 2009 ES is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 287 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 Sept 1961 at 16.8 lunar distances.

Estimated size

287 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

16.77 LD

5 Sept 1961

Speed relative to Earth

17.9 km/s

Brightness (H)

20.71

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.