Asteroid 2001 BB16
2001 BB16 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 91 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 21 Jan 1961 at 3.3 lunar distances.
Estimated size
91 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.33 LD
21 Jan 1961
Speed relative to Earth
5.2 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.2
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.