official data
2026 QB2 skims by at ~5.15 lunar distances — not on Sentry
NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies close-approach table lists object 2026 QB2 at a nominal Earth-center distance of 0.013234 astronomical units on 1 September 2026 at 02:53 TDB (~1.98 million km; ~5.15 lunar distances using standard au/LD conversions). The 3-sigma distance range is about 0.01272–0.01374 au. Relative velocity is about 13.69 km/s; absolute magnitude H = 26.003 (roughly tens-of-meters size class; not a PHA). JPL SBDB classifies it as an Apollo-class NEO with PHA flag false; the orbit solution cited last observation 2026-08-24 with a 1-day data arc at solution time. The Sentry API returns object not found. This is a close approach, not an impact forecast. There is no official Earth impact location — the map pin is an assumed place at NASA JPL CNEOS in Pasadena, matching other non-impact NEO notes.
Key facts
- Nominal dist
- 0.013234 au (~1.98 million km; ~5.15 lunar distances)
- 3-sigma range
- dist_min ~0.01272 au / dist_max ~0.01374 au
- Time
- 2026-Sep-01 02:53 TDB
- v_rel / H
- ~13.69 km/s; H=26.003 (tens-of-meters class; not a PHA)
- SBDB
- Apollo-class NEO; PHA false; last_obs 2026-08-24; data arc 1 day at solution time
- Sentry
- object not found — no official Sentry impact listing; close approach ≠ impact
Note
CAD distances and times are from official NASA/JPL CNEOS products. Doom Signals does not invent miss distances or impact corridors.
Sentry not listing 2026 QB2 means it is not on the current impact-risk table. Assumed-place pin at JPL/CNEOS Pasadena — no Earth impact location.
Why it matters
Closest new CNEOS CAD flyby dated Sep 1 not already covered by OH3/NT2/QQ1 — a routine small NEO for the archive. Kept off the Drudge board so OH3 remains the upcoming flyby headline.
Sources
Official data. Not a forecast.