Asteroid 2016 YC8
2016 YC8 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 48 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 17 Jan 1973 at 5.0 lunar distances.
Estimated size
48 m
about the size of a football pitch
Closest pass on record
4.99 LD
17 Jan 1973
Speed relative to Earth
7.0 km/s
Brightness (H)
24.6
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.