Asteroid 2006 BA
2006 BA is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 12 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 21 Jan 1942 at 1.9 lunar distances.
Estimated size
12 m
about the size of a bus
Closest pass on record
1.87 LD
21 Jan 1942
Speed relative to Earth
6.5 km/s
Brightness (H)
27.6
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.