2009 DD45

2009 DD45 is a very small Apollo asteroid that passed near Earth at an altitude of 63,500 km (39,500 mi) on 2 March 2009 at 13:44 UTC.

It was discovered by Australian astronomers with the Siding Spring Survey at the Siding Spring Observatory on 27 February 2009, only three days before its closest approach to the Earth.

[2] This is about the same size as a hypothetical object that could have caused the Tunguska event in 1908.

[6][7] 2009 DD45 passed farther away (40 thousand miles versus 4 thousand miles) but was substantially larger than 2004 FU162, a small asteroid about 6 m (20 ft) across which came within about 6,500 km (4,000 mi) in 2004,[6] and is more similar in size to 2004 FH.

With an observation arc of 7 days and an uncertainty parameter of 3, the asteroid will make its next close encounter with Earth on 29 February 2056 and then potentially around 3 March 2067.