Asteroid 2006 GB1
2006 GB1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 60 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 23 Apr 1965 at 4.1 lunar distances.
Estimated size
60 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.09 LD
23 Apr 1965
Speed relative to Earth
8.1 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.1
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.
2006 GB1
· 13518 d ago · 60 m · 8.8 km/s
4.77 LD
1,835,323 km
2006 GB1
· 22456 d ago · 60 m · 9.0 km/s
4.09 LD
1,573,089 km
2006 GB1
· 26304 d ago · 60 m · 8.3 km/s
9.38 LD
3,607,221 km
2006 GB1
· 34706 d ago · 60 m · 7.7 km/s
15.7 LD
6,027,632 km
2006 GB1
· 39255 d ago · 60 m · 8.2 km/s
9.56 LD
3,675,590 km
2006 GB1
· 43106 d ago · 60 m · 8.1 km/s
10.7 LD
4,129,840 km