Asteroid 2008 FX6
2008 FX6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 40 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 1 Apr 1954 at 4.6 lunar distances.
Estimated size
40 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.61 LD
1 Apr 1954
Speed relative to Earth
6.6 km/s
Brightness (H)
25
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.