Asteroid 2006 WQ127
2006 WQ127 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 87 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Jun 1938 at 3.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
87 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.67 LD
6 Jun 1938
Speed relative to Earth
17.7 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.3
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.