IFLScience May 12, 2026 • 16:19

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About To Have A Very Close Encounter With Earth, At A Distance Of Just 0.00064 AU - IFLScience

By James Felton

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About To Have A Very Close Encounter With Earth, At A Distance Of Just 0.00064 AU - IFLScience

Discovered a few days ago, the asteroid will soon be visible in the sky, reaching magnitude 11.5 on its very close approach to the Earth.

A newly-discovered asteroid, dubbed 2026 JH2, is about to have a very close encounter with Earth, coming so close that it should be visible to observers on our planet with some fairly modest equipmen… [+2398 chars]

More from IFLScience