Asteroid 2026 QR flew past Earth at 0.13 LD on August 18, 2026
Asteroid 2026 QR flew past Earth at 20:09 UTC on August 18, 2026, passing about 50 000 km (31 000 miles), or 0.13 LD, from the center of Earth.
NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 30.388 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 13.47 km/s (8.38 mi/s).
NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 QR as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.583, a semi-major axis of 2.137 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.892 AU, and an inclination of 6.06°.
The database does not classify 2026 QR as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.
2026 QR was first observed on August 19, 2026, and last observed on August 19, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 7, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.
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