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Asteroid 2016 CO248

2016 CO248 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 13 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 9 Feb 1948 at 3.4 lunar distances.

Estimated size

13 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.35 LD

9 Feb 1948

Speed relative to Earth

4.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

27.5

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.