Asteroid 2026 PA3 flew past Earth at 0.79 LD on August 9, 2026

Asteroid 2026 PA3 flew past Earth at 07:20 UTC on August 9, 2026, passing about 305 000 km (189 000 miles), or 0.79 LD, from Earth’s center.

NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 26.633 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 14.86 km/s (9.24 mi/s).

NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 PA3 as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.615, a semi-major axis of 2.141 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.824 AU, and an inclination of 4.04°.

The database does not classify 2026 PA3 as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.

2026 PA3 was first observed on August 11, 2026, and last observed on August 12, 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 PL1, which flew past Earth at 19:56 UTC on August 9 at 0.27 LD. The same list also included 2026 PC1 at 10:58 UTC on August 5 at 0.71 LD.