Asteroid 2026 VY8 flew past Earth at 0.33 LD on November 7, 2026

Asteroid 2026 VY8 flew past Earth at 11:02 UTC on November 7, 2026, passing about 125 000 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 25.758 but no direct diameter range, while the relative velocity at close approach was 19.31 km/s (12.01 mi/s).

NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) lists 2026 VY8 as an Apollo-type near-Earth object, with listed orbital elements including an eccentricity of 0.365, a semi-major axis of 1.406 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.892 AU, and an inclination of 31.4°.

The database does not classify 2026 VY8 as potentially hazardous and lists no direct diameter or albedo value for the object.

2026 VY8 was first observed on November 8, 2026 and last observed on November 11, 2026. The orbit solution carries a condition code of 9, meaning the orbit is uncertain or preliminary.