Asteroid 2016 XR23
2016 XR23 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 35 m across, about the size of a house. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 Dec 1959 at 3.3 lunar distances.
Estimated size
35 m
about the size of a house
Closest pass on record
3.32 LD
13 Dec 1959
Speed relative to Earth
5.9 km/s
Brightness (H)
25.25
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.