Asteroid 496817 1989 VB
496817 1989 VB is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 400 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 13 Oct 1956 at 7.3 lunar distances.
Estimated size
400 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
7.26 LD
13 Oct 1956
Speed relative to Earth
6.7 km/s
Brightness (H)
19.99
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.