Asteroid 2012 VE26
2012 VE26 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 8 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 May 1957 at 4.0 lunar distances.
Estimated size
8 m
about the size of a bus
Closest pass on record
4.03 LD
15 May 1957
Speed relative to Earth
19.0 km/s
Brightness (H)
28.4
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.