Asteroid 2008 FO
2008 FO is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 82 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Mar 1957 at 4.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
82 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.70 LD
15 Mar 1957
Speed relative to Earth
6.9 km/s
Brightness (H)
23.44
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.