Asteroid 2008 CD6
2008 CD6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 68 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 Sept 1957 at 1.2 lunar distances.
Estimated size
68 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
1.21 LD
13 Sept 1957
Speed relative to Earth
14.1 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.83
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.