Asteroid 2026 RN2 will fly past Earth at 0.58 LD on September 8

Asteroid 2026 RN2 will fly past Earth at 13:51 UTC on September 8, 2026, passing about 222 000 km (138 000 miles), or 0.58 LD, from the center of Earth.

NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 29.141 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 12.13 km/s (7.54 mi/s).

NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 RN2 as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.465, a semi-major axis of 1.856 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.993 AU, and an inclination of 11.92°.

The database does not classify 2026 RN2 as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.

2026 RN2 was first observed on May 22, 2026, and last observed on May 25, 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 RH1, which flew past Earth at 21:59 UTC on September 2 at 0.87 LD, 2026 RZ, which flew past Earth at 00:06 UTC on September 3 at 0.53 LD, and 2026 RC, which flew past Earth at 23:09 UTC on September 3 at 0.76 LD.