Asteroid 2020 RG6

2020 RG6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 71 m across, about the size of a football pitch. Its closest recorded pass was on 6 Sept 1920 at 4.7 lunar distances.

Estimated size

71 m

about the size of a football pitch

Closest pass on record

4.71 LD

6 Sept 1920

Speed relative to Earth

18.2 km/s

Brightness (H)

23.75

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.

2020 RG6
25 Dec 1999 · 9792 d ago · 71 m · 17.3 km/s
11.7 LD
4,489,117 km
2020 RG6
7 Sept 1987 · 14284 d ago · 71 m · 18.0 km/s
4.88 LD
1,876,681 km
2020 RG6
23 Dec 1966 · 21847 d ago · 71 m · 18.9 km/s
11.9 LD
4,573,326 km
2020 RG6
8 Sept 1953 · 26701 d ago · 71 m · 19.4 km/s
17.3 LD
6,662,191 km
2020 RG6
24 Dec 1932 · 34264 d ago · 71 m · 17.0 km/s
15.2 LD
5,836,148 km
2020 RG6
6 Sept 1920 · 38756 d ago · 71 m · 18.3 km/s
4.71 LD
1,811,198 km
2020 RG6
22 Dec 1900 · 45954 d ago · 71 m · 18.2 km/s
6.10 LD
2,343,725 km