Asteroid 2016 VB1
2016 VB1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 8 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 Nov 1989 at 7.0 lunar distances.
Estimated size
8 m
about the size of a bus
Closest pass on record
6.97 LD
15 Nov 1989
Speed relative to Earth
6.0 km/s
Brightness (H)
28.57
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.