Asteroid 2006 CU
2006 CU is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 166 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 26 Aug 1955 at 13.8 lunar distances.
Estimated size
166 m
about the size of a stadium
Closest pass on record
13.82 LD
26 Aug 1955
Speed relative to Earth
12.4 km/s
Brightness (H)
21.9
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.