Asteroid 2016 VY1
2016 VY1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 43 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 12 Nov 1956 at 2.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
43 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
2.68 LD
12 Nov 1956
Speed relative to Earth
6.1 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.82
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.