Asteroid 2001 BA16
2001 BA16 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 25 m across, about the size of a house. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Jan 1960 at 2.1 lunar distances.
Estimated size
25 m
about the size of a house
Closest pass on record
2.14 LD
17 Jan 1960
Speed relative to Earth
4.9 km/s
Brightness (H)
26
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.