Asteroid 2026 NX flew past Earth at 0.68 LD on July 6, 2026
Asteroid 2026 NX flew past Earth at 14:32 UTC on July 6, 2026, passing about 263 000 km (164 000 miles), or 0.68 LD, from the center of Earth.
NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 28.195 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 7.88 km/s (4.90 mi/s).
NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 NX as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.340, a semi-major axis of 1.444 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.954 AU, and an inclination of 6.16°.
The database does not classify 2026 NX as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.
2026 NX was first observed on July 9, 2026, and last observed on July 9, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 8, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.
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