PHA NEO Asteroid Near-Earth Object Close-Approach Report: June 17, 2026 - Official NASA CAD & NeoWs Data

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Near-Earth Object Close-Approach Report: June 17, 2026

Near-Earth object encounters catalogued across a 7-day window, reported on the UTC civil time scale. NO IMPACT THREAT REPORTED 

On June 17, 2026,  screening of the NASA NeoWs catalogue resolves 37 near-Earth object close approaches across the report window. The single closest encounter reported by NASA NEOWS is 2003 LN6, passing at approximately 3.68 lunar distances (1,417,040 km) with a relative velocity near 3.9 km/s. Its order-of-magnitude kinetic energy, for scale only, is near 0 Mt TNT equivalent; no listed object is on an impacting trajectory. Screening of Live NASA JPL CAD shows only routine safe approaches. The next closest encounter reported by NASA CAD is 2026 LO1 at just over 14 lunar distances as shown below with five objects which are approaching shortly after.  A seven day outlook from NASA’s NeoWs is included for comprehensive coverage from both NASA data sets. 

Next Asteroid Close Approaches (NASA CAD Data - Live at time of writing) 

(2026 LO1)JPL CAD

2026-06-17 01:09 TDB

Safe

Miss Distance

14.090 LD

Velocity

7.47 km/s

Est. Size (H-derived)

40 m

Abs. Mag (H)

24.8

Distance Band

3-sig band: 0.03615 - 0.03625 AU

Time Uncertainty

CA time unc.: < 00:01

ARI (Astrophyzix Risk Index)

16

(2018 KH1)JPL CAD

2026-06-17 07:35 TDB

Safe

Miss Distance

73.008 LD

Velocity

13.38 km/s

Est. Size (H-derived)

145 m

Abs. Mag (H)

21.9

Distance Band

3-sig band: 0.18760 - 0.18760 AU

Time Uncertainty

CA time unc.: < 00:01

ARI (Astrophyzix Risk Index)

19

(2021 JZ1)JPL CAD

2026-06-17 07:47 TDB

Safe

Miss Distance

76.363 LD

Velocity

8.56 km/s

Est. Size (H-derived)

52 m

Abs. Mag (H)

24.2

Distance Band

3-sig band: 0.16086 - 0.23251 AU

Time Uncertainty

CA time unc.: 4_00:13

ARI (Astrophyzix Risk Index)

12

(2026 LD2)JPL CAD

2026-06-18 08:20 TDB

Safe

Miss Distance

8.702 LD

Velocity

8.04 km/s

Est. Size (H-derived)

18 m

Abs. Mag (H)

26.5

Distance Band

3-sig band: 0.02227 - 0.02245 AU

Time Uncertainty

CA time unc.: < 00:01

ARI (Astrophyzix Risk Index)

22

(2002 WX12)JPL CAD

2026-06-18 12:14 TDB

Safe

Miss Distance

53.981 LD

Velocity

18.53 km/s

Est. Size (H-derived)

349 m

Abs. Mag (H)

20.0

Distance Band

3-sig band: 0.13871 - 0.13871 AU

Time Uncertainty

CA time unc.: < 00:01

ARI (Astrophyzix Risk Index)

30

(2026 MA)JPL CAD

2026-06-18 18:06 TDB

Safe

Miss Distance

5.163 LD

Velocity

8.75 km/s

Est. Size (H-derived)

15 m

Abs. Mag (H)

26.9

Distance Band

3-sig band: 0.01324 - 0.01330 AU

Time Uncertainty

CA time unc.: < 00:01

ARI (Astrophyzix Risk Index)

30

Live Nasa CAD Data Provenance: relay=allorigins-get / allorigins-get | CAD v1.5 | Scout v1.3 | source=CAD + SCOUT | fetched=Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:04:01 UTC | window(TDB)=2026-06-17..2026-06-23 | dist-max=0.2056AU | validation=PASS

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

Apollo NEO Condition Code 6 1‑Day Data Arc NO IMPACT RISK — See 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.

Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 Pre-approach Report and Asteroid Data Profile & Simulator - Latest Evidence-First PHA NEO Asteroid News By Astrophyzix Digital Observatory

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Asteroid 2026 JH2 — Pre‑Close Approach Analysis · 16 May 2026 - (Image: Astrophyzix Orbital Viewer)  

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Apollo NEO Condition Code 7 Short‑Arc Object  NO IMPACT RISK — See JPL Solution

Key Takeaways of Asteroid 2026 JH2

• NASA JPL Solution: 2026-May-16 06:48:56 | SPK-ID 54629847 (see updated solution report) 
• Closest pass: 18 May 2026 at 21:23 UTC — 0.24 LD (~91,500 km), well inside GEO but with No current risk of impact reported. 
• Size estimate: H = 27.3 → ~9–20 m diameter (albedo‑dependent), below radar detectability.
• Orbit class: Apollo NEO — highly eccentric (e = 0.582), period 3.76 years.
• Uncertainty: Condition code 7 from a 5‑day arc; short‑warning discovery (8 days).
• Risk context: Not a PHA; too small for hazard classification.
• Ignore clickbait, sensational videos and news reports which claim that "there is a big rock about to hit us" — that's simply not true. Follow the evidence, not the entertainment. 

Scientific Consensus Snapshot of 2026 JH2

Parameter	Status
Closest approach	2026‑05‑18 21:23 UTC at 0.000611 AU
Nominal miss distance	0.238 LD / 91,500 km
Largest uncertainty	Condition code 7 (47 obs, 5‑day arc)
PHA status	No (H > 22)
Hazard level	Non‑hazardous size; no impact geometry

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Key Takeaways

• Closest pass: (2012 HM) at 30.86 LD (~0.079 AU), a modest ~65 m Apollo NEO.
• Most hazardous objects: (2011 YE6) and 374038 (2004 HW), both PHAs with high ARI scores.
• Largest body: 374038 (2004 HW), a kilometre‑class Apollo PHA (~1.56 km average diameter).
• Amor representation: 2020 KP1 and its numbered counterpart 679756 (2020 KP1).
• Risk context: All encounters in this interval are dynamically routine and non‑threatening.

Scientific consensus snapshot (interval overview)

Parameter	Status
Closest approach	(2012 HM) at 0.079303 AU
Largest object	374038 (2004 HW) — ~1.56 km
PHA count	2 of 5 objects (YE6, 2004 HW)
Highest ARI score	49 — 374038 (2004 HW)
Hazard level	No immediate threats; all passes are distant

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Introduction 

Earth’s near‑space environment is currently hosting a cluster of scientifically notable—but safely distant—close approaches from three Apollo‑class near‑Earth asteroids: 2004 XA45, 2018 EW1, and 2018 JN1. While none of these objects meet Potentially Hazardous Asteroid criteria, each encounter provides a valuable snapshot of NEO population behaviour across a wide range of sizes, velocities, and orbital histories. Their passages highlight the diversity of objects that routinely move through the inner Solar System: from sub‑30‑meter bodies comparable to the Chelyabinsk airburst to multi‑hundred‑meter asteroids large enough to represent regional‑scale impactors under different orbital circumstances.

PHA Asteroid 326290 Akhenaten (1998 HE3) Close Approach Report and Asteroid Profile by Astrophyzix Digital Observatory - Official NASA Sourced DATA

326290 Akhenaten (1998 HE3) — Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Profile and Close Approach Data Report - Verifiable PHA Asteroid News by Astrophyzix

Author: Astrophyzix Digital Observatory — Evidence‑First Asteroid Report 

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326290 Akhenaten (1998 HE3) is a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) belonging to the Aten-class of near‑Earth objects. Its orbit brings it extremely close to Earth’s orbital path, with a Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance (MOID) of just 0.00350906 au — approximately 525,000 km, slightly farther than the distance to the Moon. Despite this close geometry, current NASA/JPL orbital solutions show no impact risk for the foreseeable future.

Asteroid Overview

Asteroid 326290 Akhenaten was discovered on 21 April 1998 by R. A. Tucker at the Goodricke‑Pigott Observatory. It is named after the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty, known for attempting to shift Egypt toward monotheistic worship of the Aten — the visible surface of the Sun.

Akhenaten is classified as:

• Aten asteroid — semi-major axis < 1 au
• NEO — Near‑Earth Object
• PHA — Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
• SPK-ID: 20326290

The asteroid has been observed for over 33 years, giving it a Condition Code 0 — the highest possible confidence in its orbit.

Upcoming Close Approach of 326290 Akhenaten (1998 HE3)

Asteroid 326290 Akhenaten will make its next notable close approach to Earth on 2026‑May‑10. According to the latest JPL orbit solution (JPL 84), the asteroid will pass Earth at a nominal distance of 0.07355 au, which is approximately:

• 11 million km
• ~28.6 × the Earth–Moon distance

This encounter is classified as a safe, non‑hazardous flyby. The orbit is extremely well constrained, with a Condition Code of 0, meaning the uncertainty in the asteroid’s predicted position is effectively negligible.

Approach Velocity

During the 2026 flyby, Akhenaten will be traveling at a relative velocity of:

• 10.81 km/s (relative to Earth)

This is typical for Aten‑class NEOs, which often have Earth‑crossing orbits and moderate encounter speeds.