Asteroid 1996 VB3
1996 VB3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 150 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 18 May 1944 at 16.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
150 m
about the size of a stadium
Closest pass on record
16.66 LD
18 May 1944
Speed relative to Earth
14.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
22.11
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.