Asteroids / NEOs
Close approaches and Sentry watch objects from official NASA JPL catalogs. A close approach is not an impact forecast. Doom Signals does not assign impact dates or claim a strike is coming.
A close approach is not an impact forecast. Distances and times below are from the NASA JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API. Doom Signals does not assign impact dates or claim a strike is coming.
Snapshot
- Close approaches today
- 1 (NASA CAD, UTC date of last refresh)
- Sentry objects
- 2185
- Last refresh
- Aug 27, 2026, 11:10 PM EDT
Notes
No notes on this lane dated Sep 22 or later — see the Archive.
Close approaches
| Designation | Approach date | Distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 523609 | Aug 26, 2026, 10:01 PM EDT | 0.047309 AU | 22.750 km/s |
| 2026 QY1 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:38 AM EDT | 0.011673 AU | 9.489 km/s |
| 2025 QM9 | Aug 28, 2026, 9:54 AM EDT | 0.038955 AU | 11.120 km/s |
| 2026 PP | Aug 28, 2026, 11:21 AM EDT | 0.025171 AU | 6.720 km/s |
| 221455 | Aug 28, 2026, 11:47 AM EDT | 0.023963 AU | 19.003 km/s |
| 2017 BP31 | Aug 28, 2026, 7:43 PM EDT | 0.028603 AU | 20.450 km/s |
| 2007 EK | Aug 30, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT | 0.028000 AU | 9.141 km/s |
| 2026 QQ1 | Aug 31, 2026, 12:17 PM EDT | 0.007148 AU | 7.291 km/s |
Sentry watch
| Designation | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 QY1 | Not on Sentry | In CNEOS CAD as a close approach. NASA Sentry API: specified object not found. A flyby listing is not an impact forecast. |
| Sentry catalog | 2,185 objects | NASA/JPL Sentry Data API count at last refresh. Long-term impact-probability monitoring, not a strike forecast. |
What this is not
This is not an impact forecast. Doom Signals does not assign impact dates or claim a strike is coming.
Methodology note
Snapshot values are from NASA JPL CNEOS CAD and NASA Sentry APIs, dated on this page. Intended live sources:
Every note in this lane
11 notes, newest first. Notes leave the homepage after about 48 hours; they stay here and in the archive.
- Tiny NEO 2026 SA8 skims ~0.99 LD on Sept 28: flyby, not a strike
- Tiny asteroid 2026 RD slides by at about 2.7 lunar distances
- Tiny asteroid 2026 RA1 slides by inside about two lunar distances
- A small asteroid skimmed past Earth today: close, not a hit
- Tiny NEO 2026 RC: ~0.76 LD flyby Sep 3; close approach, not an impact
- 2026 QB2 skims by at ~5.15 lunar distances: not on Sentry
- PHA 2026 OH3 inbound: ~12.3 LD Sept 11 flyby, not an impact
- Bigger PHA 2026 NT2: ~16 LD pass Sept 17; Sentry still clear
- NASA CNEOS: asteroid 2026 QQ1 skims 0.00715 AU of Earth Aug. 31, close approach, not impact
- Asteroid 2026 QH3 skims to 0.002436 AU: flyby, not a strike; Sentry lists 2121
- Asteroid 2026 QY1 closes to 0.011673 AU: a second flyby, not a strike