Asteroid 2008 EL
2008 EL is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 144 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Mar 1986 at 5.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
144 m
about the size of a stadium
Closest pass on record
5.50 LD
15 Mar 1986
Speed relative to Earth
18.1 km/s
Brightness (H)
22.21
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.