Asteroid 68216 2001 CV26
68216 2001 CV26 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 994 m across, about the size of a small town. Its closest recorded pass was on 8 Oct 2009 at 9.8 lunar distances.
Estimated size
994 m
about the size of a small town
Closest pass on record
9.80 LD
8 Oct 2009
Speed relative to Earth
11.8 km/s
Brightness (H)
16.57
Lower means larger
Past close approaches
Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.