Asteroid 2012 SR56
2012 SR56 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 55 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Sept 1966 at 4.5 lunar distances.
Estimated size
55 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.53 LD
16 Sept 1966
Speed relative to Earth
9.9 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.3
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.