Asteroid 2006 WB
2006 WB is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 92 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 29 Nov 1969 at 3.3 lunar distances.
Estimated size
92 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.29 LD
29 Nov 1969
Speed relative to Earth
4.2 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.18
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.
2006 WB
· 16766 d ago · 92 m · 4.0 km/s
8.38 LD
3,220,031 km
2006 WB
· 20775 d ago · 92 m · 4.2 km/s
3.29 LD
1,263,089 km
2006 WB
· 27337 d ago · 92 m · 5.4 km/s
18.2 LD
7,000,767 km
2006 WB
· 31381 d ago · 92 m · 4.1 km/s
11.3 LD
4,334,057 km
2006 WB
· 40489 d ago · 92 m · 4.9 km/s
10.6 LD
4,055,932 km
2006 WB
· 44538 d ago · 92 m · 4.2 km/s
16.2 LD
6,229,266 km