Asteroid 2006 XY
2006 XY is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 57 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 7 Dec 1955 at 3.2 lunar distances.
Estimated size
57 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
3.20 LD
7 Dec 1955
Speed relative to Earth
4.9 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.2
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.