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Asteroid 2006 KC

2006 KC is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 144 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 May 1979 at 17.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

144 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

17.45 LD

13 May 1979

Speed relative to Earth

16.5 km/s

Brightness (H)

22.2

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.