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Asteroid: (2011 BM45)

Potentially hazardous 2026-Dec-05 00:05 UTC

Potentially hazardous by NASA classification — Classified hazardous by NASA due to its size — passing safely. No known asteroid poses an impact risk in the next 100+ years.

Historical context

This object passes within 179.67 LD of Earth. Approaches this close (within 180 LD) are recorded several times per month across all tracked near-Earth objects.

Size comparison

Estimated diameter: 127–284m — about the height of the Eiffel Tower (330m).

If it were to strike Earth (it won't), the estimated impact energy would be approximately 354 megatons of TNT.

Closest distance
179.67 LD
69.1 million km
Relative velocity
18.02 km/s
64,863 km/h
Diameter estimate
~206m
127–284m range
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