Asteroid 2026 NP flew past Earth at 0.21 LD on July 6, 2026

Asteroid 2026 NP flew past Earth at 15:21 UTC on July 6, 2026, passing about 82 000 km (51 000 miles), or 0.21 LD, from the center of Earth.

NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 27.211 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 13.05 km/s (8.10 mi/s).

NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 NP as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.192, a semi-major axis of 1.142 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.923 AU, and an inclination of 22.26°.

The database does not classify 2026 NP as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.

2026 NP was first observed on July 7, 2026, and last observed on July 8, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 7, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.

Other recent objects in the 1 LD watchlist included 2026 ME3, which flew past Earth at 08:23 UTC on June 18 at 0.95 LD.