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2025 QV5

NASA ID: 54541878

Safe

2025 QV5 will pass Earth on 2 September 2026 at a distance of 14.14 lunar distances (LD) - about 5,433,909 km - travelling at 26,248 km/h. Its estimated diameter is between 9 and 19 metres, roughly the size of a double-decker bus (around 11 m long). NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Close Approach Date

2 September 2026

In 74 days

Miss Distance

14.14 LD

5,433,909 km

Moon PHA limit

14 times the Moon's distance from Earth

Velocity

26,248 km/h

ISS

1.0 times the orbital speed of the International Space Station

Est. Diameter

9–19 m

Absolute Magnitude

H = 27.44

The brightness measure astronomers use to estimate size

Hazard Classification

Not Hazardous

The real orbit in 3D

The actual path of 2025 QV5 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 QV5 to Earth between 1946 and 2027, 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.

1960 1980 2000 2020 1 LDMoon's orbit 10 LD today 2 Apr 1946 - 20.5 LD30 Mar 1947 - 15.38 LD25 Mar 1948 - 32.74 LD31 Aug 1957 - 33.59 LD4 Sept 1958 - 11.42 LD4 Sept 1959 - 5.85 LD31 Aug 1960 - 36.33 LD5 Apr 2017 - 33.45 LD31 Mar 2018 - 16.33 LD25 Aug 2024 - 38.85 LD3 Sept 2025 - 2.09 LD2 Sept 2026 - 14.14 LD (this approach)31 Aug 2027 - 36.45 LD Close approach date Miss distance (LD, log scale)

Size Comparison

Asteroid 9–19 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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