Asteroid 2008 CE6
2008 CE6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 80 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Jan 1953 at 4.3 lunar distances.
Estimated size
80 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.35 LD
17 Jan 1953
Speed relative to Earth
6.2 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.48
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.