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Sunday, 31 May 2026

NEO Asteroid 2021 KN2 Close Approach Report, Official Data, Risk Analysis and Asteroid Profile - Latest Asteroid News

NASA SBDB Data · Astrophyzix Scientific Close‑Approach & Orbital Report

Asteroid 2021 KN2 — Elite‑Tier NEO Close‑Approach & Orbital Profile · JPL SBDB Solution JPL 3
✅ Data aligned with: JPL SBDB, CNEOS CAD, NASA Horizons - Last verified against JPL SBDB: 31 May 2026 13:42 UTC

Asteroid 2021 KN2 orbit
Apollo NEO Condition Code 6 1‑Day Data Arc NO IMPACT RISKSee JPL Solution

Key Takeaways of Asteroid 2021 KN2

  • NASA JPL Solution: Solution JPL 3 · Epoch 2461000.5 (2025‑Nov‑21.0 TDB) · SPK‑ID 54149826 · Producer: Otto Matic
  • Orbit class: Apollo NEO — a = 1.4064 au, e = 0.3718, i = 3.77°, orbital period 609.23 days (1.67 years).
  • Earth MOID: 0.001331 au (~199,000 km), placing the nominal orbit well inside the Earth–Moon system, but with no impact solutions in current JPL or CNEOS catalogues.
  • Size estimate: Absolute magnitude H = 28.63 → approximate diameter ~5–12 m (albedo‑dependent), firmly in the small NEO regime.
  • Rotation: Extremely fast rotation period of 0.021007 h (~75.6 seconds), based on LCDB data, suggesting a cohesive or monolithic body rather than a loose rubble pile.
  • Orbit quality: Condition code 6, based on 65 observations over a 1‑day data arc (2021‑05‑30 to 2021‑05‑31), with a normalised RMS of 0.23451 — a short‑arc, moderately uncertain orbit.
  • Recent close approach: On 2021‑05‑31, 2021 KN2 passed Earth at a nominal distance of 0.00097 au (~145,000 km) and the Moon at 0.00306 au, a close but non‑impacting flyby.
  • Risk context: Not a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid — too small (H > 22) and no impact geometry in current solutions.
  • Ignore clickbait and sensational claims about “mystery asteroids nearly hitting Earth” — the official data show 2021 KN2 as a small, well‑tracked, non‑hazardous NEO.

Saturday, 23 May 2026

Asteroid 2026KW Close Approach Report and Asteroid Profile — Latest Asteroid News & Monitoring by Astrophyzix Observatory

Scientific Close‑Approach & Orbital Report For Asteroid 2026KW — Live Orbital Tracking and Refinement Viewer Integrated With Official NASA API's

Asteroid 2026 KW — Post‑Discovery Orbital Analysis · JPL SBDB Solution JPL 3
✅ Data aligned with: JPL SBDB, CNEOS CAD, NASA Horizons 

The Orbital Refinement image below and the refined status data within the image is computed by Astrophyzix Digital Observatory using its proprietary Live Asteroid Monitoring and Computational Orbital Refinement System using raw NASA API data. 

asteroid 2026KW orbital refinement by Astrophyzix
Apollo NEO Condition Code 7 2‑Day Data Arc NO IMPACT RISKSee JPL Solution

Key Takeaways of Asteroid 2026 KW (JPL Solution JPL 3)

  • NASA JPL Solution: Solution JPL 3 · Epoch 2461000.5 (2025‑Nov‑21.0 TDB) · SPK‑ID 54630404
  • Orbit class: Apollo NEO — a = 1.4127 au, e = 0.4172, i = 27.65°, orbital period 613.3 days.
  • Earth MOID: 0.0076064 au (~1.14 million km) — close in astronomical terms, but no impact geometry.
  • Size estimate: H = 25.669 → approximate diameter ~20–45 m (albedo‑dependent).
  • Orbit quality: Condition code 7, based on only 28 observations over a 2‑day arc — a very early, still‑refining orbit.
  • Close approaches: • Historical: 1937‑05‑25 Earth at 0.00728 au • Upcoming: 2026‑05‑25 Earth/Moon at 0.00830 au All are non‑impacting.
  • Risk context: Not a PHA — H > 22 and MOID above hazard threshold.
  • Ignore clickbait — Astrophyzix can confirm that no agency lists 2026 KW as a threat.

Scientific Consensus Snapshot of 2026 KW

ParameterStatus
Orbit classApollo NEO (Earth‑crossing)
Epoch2461000.5 TDB (2025‑Nov‑21)
Semi‑major axis (a)1.4127066 au
Eccentricity (e)0.4171896
Inclination (i)27.6521°
Earth MOID0.0076064 au (~1.14 million km)
Jupiter MOID3.46706 au
Absolute magnitude (H)25.669
Condition code7 (high uncertainty; 2‑day arc)
Observations28 (2026‑05‑20 → 2026‑05‑22)
Hazard levelNon‑hazardous; no impact solutions
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