Asteroid 2026 SB flew past Earth at 0.33 LD on September 15, 2026
Asteroid 2026 SB flew past Earth at 04:52 UTC on September 15, 2026, passing about 126 000 km (78 000 miles), or 0.33 LD, from the center of Earth.
NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 28.088 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 14.56 km/s (9.05 mi/s).
NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 SB as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.664, a semi-major axis of 2.564 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.863 AU, and an inclination of 0.06°.
The database does not classify 2026 SB as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.
2026 SB was first observed on September 16, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 7, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.
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