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Near Earth Objects » Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB

How Far is Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB from Earth?

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB from Earth is currently 287,266,361 kilometers, equivalent to 1.920257 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 58.2174 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB and arrive to us.

287,266,361
1.920257
15 minutes and 58.2174 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB from Earth between January 2013 and December 2100

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 WB to Earth happens on Wed Nov 27 2024 at a distance of 0.00598915 Astronomical Units, or 895,964 kilometers:

Wed Nov 27 2024
895,964
0.005989

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

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