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Near-Earth Object

2025 FY11

NASA ID: 54524982

Safe

2025 FY11 will pass Earth on 20 August 2026 at a distance of 19.16 lunar distances (LD) - about 7,364,010 km - travelling at 12,478 km/h. Its estimated diameter is between 5 and 10 metres, roughly the size of a double-decker bus (around 11 m long). NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Close Approach Date

20 August 2026

In 61 days

Miss Distance

19.16 LD

7,364,010 km

Moon PHA limit

19 times the Moon's distance from Earth

Velocity

12,478 km/h

ISS

0.5 times the orbital speed of the International Space Station

Est. Diameter

5–10 m

Absolute Magnitude

H = 28.78

The brightness measure astronomers use to estimate size

Hazard Classification

Not Hazardous

The real orbit in 3D

The actual path of 2025 FY11 around the Sun, computed from JPL orbital elements. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, and use the time controls to run the orbit forwards or back.

Every recorded pass

Each dot is one close approach of 2025 FY11 to Earth between 1930 and 2099, from JPL's records. Lower means closer: a dot under the dashed line passed nearer than the Moon. The orange dot is the approach on this page.

1925 1950 1975 2000 2025 2050 2075 2100 1 LDMoon's orbit 10 LD today 28 Mar 1930 - 29.89 LD11 Aug 1931 - 19 LD25 Jul 1947 - 29.15 LD30 Apr 1963 - 29.84 LD3 Apr 1979 - 14.29 LD28 Mar 1994 - 35.97 LD9 Aug 1995 - 19.18 LD12 Apr 2010 - 21.38 LD26 Mar 2025 - 1.3 LD20 Aug 2026 - 19.16 LD (this approach)9 May 2045 - 35.14 LD27 Mar 2064 - 8.29 LD9 Aug 2065 - 30.47 LD26 Mar 2081 - 19.46 LD18 Aug 2082 - 20.48 LD26 Mar 2099 - 10.81 LD Close approach date Miss distance (LD, log scale)

Size Comparison

Asteroid 5–10 m Double-decker bus 11 m long

Reading the Numbers

  • A lunar distance (LD) is the average gap between Earth and the Moon, about 384,400 km. It is the standard yardstick for close approaches. Read more →
  • Diameter estimates come from brightness. A dark surface reflects less light than a bright one, so the true size can sit anywhere in the quoted range. Read more →
  • Potentially hazardous is a watch-list label based on size and orbital proximity. It does not mean an impact is expected. Read more →

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