Asteroid 2016 AZ8
2016 AZ8 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 215 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Jan 1978 at 11.2 lunar distances.
Estimated size
215 m
about the size of a stadium
Closest pass on record
11.16 LD
6 Jan 1978
Speed relative to Earth
9.2 km/s
Brightness (H)
21.07
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.