Asteroid 2026 VW7 flew past Earth at 0.11 LD on November 4, 2026

Asteroid 2026 VW7 flew past Earth at 00:50 UTC on November 4, 2026, passing about 41 000 km (26 000 miles), or 0.11 LD, from the center of Earth.

NASA/JPL CNEOS close-approach data give an absolute magnitude (H) of 30.851 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 12.11 km/s (7.53 mi/s).

NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 VW7 as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.452, a semi-major axis of 1.476 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.808 AU, and an inclination of 2.12°.

The database does not classify 2026 VW7 as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.

2026 VW7 was first observed on November 1, 2026, and last observed on November 3, 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 VR5, which flew past Earth at 13:53 UTC on November 8 at 0.74 LD. The same list also included 2026 VL5 and 2026 VO5, which flew past Earth at 09:08 UTC on November 7 and 17:11 UTC on November 4, respectively, at 0.14 LD and 0.48 LD.