Asteroid 496013 2008 EL6
496013 2008 EL6 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 251 m across, about the size of a stadium. Its closest recorded pass was on 18 Mar 1949 at 15.2 lunar distances.
Estimated size
251 m
about the size of a stadium
Closest pass on record
15.24 LD
18 Mar 1949
Speed relative to Earth
11.9 km/s
Brightness (H)
21
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.