Asteroid 2026 PC6 flew past Earth at 0.05 LD on August 12, 2026

Asteroid 2026 PC6 flew past Earth at 00:50 UTC on August 12, 2026, passing about 20 000 km (12 000 miles), or 0.05 LD, from the center of Earth.

NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 27.963 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 14.05 km/s (8.73 mi/s).

NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 PC6 as an Aten-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.432, a semi-major axis of 0.749 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.426 AU, and an inclination of 19.8°.

The database does not classify 2026 PC6 as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.

2026 PC6 was first observed on August 11, 2026 and last observed on August 11, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 5, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.

Other recent objects in the 1 LD watchlist included 2026 PA3, which flew past Earth at 07:20 UTC on August 9 at 0.79 LD. The same list also included 2026 PL1 and 2026 PC1, which flew past Earth at 19:56 UTC on August 9 and 10:59 UTC on August 5, respectively, at 0.27 LD and 0.71 LD.