official data
Tiny asteroid 2026 RA1 slides by inside about two lunar distances
A very small near-Earth asteroid labeled 2026 RA1 makes a close approach to Earth early Sunday on NASA/JPL CNEOS numbers — near enough for the archive, far from an impact story.
Key facts
- Object
- 2026 RA1 · Apollo NEO · PHA false · H ~27.778
- Close approach
- 2026-Sep-06 02:18 TDB
- Distance
- 0.005251 au nominal (~2.04 LD)
- Velocity
- v_rel ~8.06 km/s
- Sentry
- Not found for this designation at desk check
- Same-day farther
- 2026 RD ~2.71 LD at 18:40 TDB (context only)
Note
Primary: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API and SBDB for 2026 RA1. Sentry API returned object not found at desk check.
What it is not: an impact; a PHA; inventing size in meters beyond H; a duplicate of 2026 RG / OH3 / NT2; ECDO; solar/SWPC.
Why it matters
Archive neo pin for a ~2 LD miss by a tiny Apollo object on a short-arc solution. Distinct from boarded RG / OH3 / NT2.
Sources
Official data. Live values go to the HUD / source product.