{"id":802133,"date":"2026-05-10T14:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=802133"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:46:29","slug":"asteroid-2026-jo-flew-past-earth-at-0-3-lunar-distances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=802133","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid 2026 JO flew past Earth at 0.3 lunar distances"},"content":{"rendered":"


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2026 JO is the 66th<\/sup> known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance in 2026. Based on rounded LD values, it tied with 2026 AK14 for the 18th<\/sup> closest asteroid flyby recorded so far this year.<\/p>\n

The object was first observed at W94 \u2013 MAPS, San Pedro de Atacama, at 04:21 UTC on May 8, about 24 hours and 43 minutes before closest approach.<\/p>\n

2026 JO belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has a diameter of about 6.5 to 14 m (21 to 46 feet), based on an absolute magnitude of 28.1.<\/p>\n

It passed Earth at a relative velocity of 13.66 km\/s (8.49 mi\/s) at 05:04 UTC on May 9.<\/p>\n

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Asteroid 2026 JO geocentric flyby diagram for May 9, 2026, showing the object passing Earth at 0.3 LD. Credit: NASA\/CNEOS, The Watchers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

JPL\u2019s orbit solution, based on 57 observations over a 1-day data arc, gives a condition code of 6 on a 0-9 scale, where 9 indicates high orbital uncertainty. The orbit has a semimajor axis of 1.4346 AU, a perihelion distance of 0.7725 AU, an aphelion distance of 2.0967 AU, and an orbital period of about 1.72 years.<\/p>\n

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Asteroid 2026 JO orbit path in the inner Solar System. Credit: ESA\/NEOCC, The Watchers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

References:<\/p>\n

2<\/sup> Asteroid 2026 JO \u2013 IAU\/MPC \u2013 Accessed May 10, 2026<\/p>\n

3<\/sup> Asteroid 2026 JO \u2013 JPL\/SSD \u2013 Accessed May 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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