ʻOumuamua - Wikipedia
ʻOumuamua is a small object estimated to be between 100 and 1,000 metres (300 and 3,000 ft) long, with its width and thickness both estimated between 35 and 167 metres (115 and 548 ft). [13] It has a red color, like objects in the outer Solar System.
What's the smallest known asteroid? What about the largest?
Mar 6, 2023 · The smallest asteroid is more difficult to pin down; the smallest asteroid officially recognized by NASA, known as asteroid 2015 TC25, is 6 feet (2 meters) across. Some definitions purport...
2015 TC25 - Wikipedia
2015 TC25 is a near-Earth asteroid, and at only 6 feet (1.8 meters) across and absolute magnitude 29.34 mag, it is thought to be the third smallest asteroid observed over multiple years, after 2021 GM 1 with absolute magnitude 30.4 and 2006 RH 120 with absolute magnitude 29.5.
Smallest Near-Earth Asteroid. Just two days after its discovery on October 11, 2015, asteroid 2015 TC25 made a very close pass by the Earth at a distance of about 69,300 miles (111,000 kilometers), or 29% of the distance to the Moon.
Smallest known asteroid characterized using Earth-based …
Nov 30, 2016 · Astronomers have obtained observations of the smallest asteroid ever characterized in detail. At 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter, the tiny space rock is small enough to be straddled by a...
6-Foot-Wide 'Bald' Asteroid Is Smallest Ever Studied | Space
Dec 1, 2016 · Astronomers have set a new record, taking the measure of a tiny space rock just 6 feet (2 meters) wide. The researchers used four different telescopes on Earth to study the near-Earth asteroid...
2015 TC25, The Tiniest Asteroid - SpaceNews
Dec 1, 2016 · Small near-Earth asteroids such as 2015 TC25 are in the same size range as meteorites that fall on Earth. Astronomers discover them frequently, but not very much is known about them as they are...
It's a bird... It's a plane... It's the tiniest asteroid! - ScienceDaily
Nov 30, 2016 · A research team has characterized the smallest known asteroid using Earth-based telescopes: Asteroid 2015 TC25 measures just 6 feet across, they report. Share: FULL STORY. Astronomers have...
Arizona-based Astronomers Characterize One of the Smallest …
Nov 30, 2016 · A team of astronomers have obtained observations of the smallest asteroid –with a diameter of only two meters (six feet)—ever characterized in detail. The asteroid, named 2015 TC25, is also one of the brightest near-Earth asteroids ever discovered, reflecting 60 percent of the sunlight that falls on it.
This asteroid is so small, it could fit in your living room
Nov 30, 2016 · Astronomers in Arizona observed the smallest near-Earth asteroid ever characterized, a 6.5 foot (2 meter) diameter asteroid smaller than most cars. This asteroid, called 2015 TC25, also...