Asteroid 2026 RS2 flew past Earth at 0.93 LD on September 6
Asteroid 2026 RS2 flew past Earth at 19:09 UTC on September 6, 2026, passing about 356 000 km (221 000 miles), or 0.93 LD, from the center of Earth.
NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 29.897 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 7.35 km/s (4.58 mi/s).
NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 RS2 as an Aten-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.254, a semi-major axis of 0.996 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.743 AU, and an inclination of 2.67°.
The database does not classify 2026 RS2 as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.
2026 RS2 was first observed on September 5, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 7, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.
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