Asteroid 2016 JC6

2016 JC6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 192 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 19 May 1958 at 8.1 lunar distances.

Estimated size

192 m

about the size of a stadium

Closest pass on record

8.08 LD

19 May 1958

Speed relative to Earth

5.7 km/s

Brightness (H)

21.37

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.

2016 JC6
28 May 1995 · 11464 d ago · 192 m · 6.3 km/s
9.69 LD
3,723,777 km
2016 JC6
8 May 1987 · 14406 d ago · 192 m · 5.7 km/s
13.4 LD
5,158,215 km
2016 JC6
19 May 1958 · 24987 d ago · 192 m · 5.8 km/s
8.08 LD
3,107,648 km
2016 JC6
11 May 1929 · 35587 d ago · 192 m · 5.7 km/s
12.3 LD
4,722,300 km
2016 JC6
29 May 1908 · 43239 d ago · 192 m · 6.4 km/s
10.3 LD
3,953,449 km
2016 JC6
9 May 1900 · 46181 d ago · 192 m · 5.7 km/s
13.4 LD
5,136,880 km