Asteroid 2026 VL5 flew past Earth at 0.14 LD on November 7, 2026

Asteroid 2026 VL5 flew past Earth at 09:08 UTC on November 7, 2026, passing about 56 000 km (35 000 miles), or 0.14 LD, from the center of Earth.

NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 30.768 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 13.73 km/s (8.53 mi/s).

NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 VL5 as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.542, a semi-major axis of 1.789 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.82 AU, and an inclination of 7.59°.

The database does not classify 2026 VL5 as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.

2026 VL5 was first observed on November 6, 2026, and last observed on November 7, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 6, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.

Other recent objects in the 1 LD watchlist included 2026 VG3, which flew past Earth at 00:00 UTC on November 7 at 0.64 LD. The same list also included 2026 VE3, which flew past Earth at 01:00 UTC on November 1 at 0.53 LD, and 2026 VU, which flew past Earth at 04:10 UTC on November 2 at 0.97 LD.