Asteroid 2021 XC6
2021 XC6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 9 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 16 Dec 1970 at 2.7 lunar distances.
Estimated size
9 m
about the size of a bus
Closest pass on record
2.73 LD
16 Dec 1970
Speed relative to Earth
9.3 km/s
Brightness (H)
28.3
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.