WAR.GOV/UFO PURSUE (6)
NASA NEOWS 2026-10-23 TO 2026-10-30WAR.GOV/UFO PURSUE ARCHIVE (6 RELEASES)

Closest approach this week: (2018 GS1), 11.0 lunar distances (4,240,878 km) on 2026-10-28

51 near-Earth objects pass Earth between 2026-10-23 and 2026-10-30 (UTC) in NASA NeoWs; 3 carry NASA's "potentially hazardous" orbit classification, which describes the orbit, not an impact forecast. Largest this week: (2002 TA69), estimated 521–1164 m.

(2017 UQ7) is on JPL's Sentry list: Torino 0, Palermo max -8.61. (2019 CJ4) is on JPL's Sentry list: Torino 0, Palermo max -6.59. No object this week has a Torino rating above 0 — no known impact risk.

Computed from the NASA NeoWs feed, retrieved 2026-10-23 04:29 UTC and the JPL Sentry impact-monitoring list. JPL Sentry

This week
51
NeoWs close approaches
PHA orbit class
3
NASA flag, not a forecast
Closest approach
11.0 LD
4,240,878 km
On JPL Sentry
2
objects this week
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Target: 4486 Mithra (1987 SB)Ø Size: 1.15 mi (6,066 ft)Speed: 30,087 mph (13.45 km/s)
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NASA NeoWs 7-Day Close Approaches (51 objects)

2026-10-23 to 2026-10-30 (UTC)
ObjectApproach (UTC)Miss distance (LD / km)Est. diameter (m)Velocity (km/s)PHAActions
(2018 GS1)
NeoWs 3802428 · H=22.59
2026-10-28
11.0 LD
4,240,878 km
81–1809.32no
Dossier
(2017 UQ7)
NeoWs 3788088 · H=25.25
2026-10-25
26.6 LD
10,212,926 km
24–5316.05no
Dossier
(2015 WZ12)
NeoWs 3735598 · H=26.3
2026-10-30
26.7 LD
10,266,782 km
15–3310.34no
Dossier
516803 (2010 JG88)
NeoWs 2516803 · H=19.52
2026-10-26
33.7 LD
12,978,705 km
332–74120.40no
Dossier
(2002 TA69)
NeoWs 3137852 · H=18.54
2026-10-26
34.8 LD
13,378,773 km
521–116423.12no
Dossier
(2004 HX53)
NeoWs 3180184 · H=23.6
2026-10-24
35.8 LD
13,765,535 km
51–11312.61no
Dossier
(2018 VX1)
NeoWs 3836049 · H=27.5
2026-10-27
35.9 LD
13,818,178 km
8–198.74no
Dossier
(2018 UX1)
NeoWs 3835500 · H=24.08
2026-10-25
40.1 LD
15,412,396 km
41–9110.83no
Dossier
(2017 TK6)
NeoWs 3786454 · H=24.63
2026-10-25
47.9 LD
18,428,131 km
32–7015.06no
Dossier
(2018 GZ)
NeoWs 3802406 · H=27.8
2026-10-26
55.0 LD
21,164,665 km
7–163.49no
Dossier
(2002 CN15)
NeoWs 3114028 · H=20.8
2026-10-25
57.8 LD
22,219,932 km
184–41126.64no
Dossier
518810 (2010 CF19)
NeoWs 2518810 · H=21.85
2026-10-28
59.5 LD
22,895,177 km
113–2545.65PHA
Dossier
(2018 BB5)
NeoWs 3797899 · H=24.4
2026-10-30
64.4 LD
24,769,188 km
35–7821.90no
Dossier
(2016 XB2)
NeoWs 3765641 · H=21.54
2026-10-29
68.2 LD
26,226,892 km
131–29213.14no
Dossier
(2007 US12)
NeoWs 3390647 · H=22.13
2026-10-23
74.5 LD
28,651,195 km
100–22311.95no
Dossier
(2019 UT8)
NeoWs 3884012 · H=27.2
2026-10-23
82.6 LD
31,767,006 km
10–2211.02no
Dossier
(2003 RL10)
NeoWs 3159894 · H=19.58
2026-10-28
88.0 LD
33,830,447 km
323–72114.54no
Dossier
(2007 UP6)
NeoWs 3389488 · H=23
2026-10-23
89.7 LD
34,512,867 km
67–14911.18no
Dossier
(2017 UL44)
NeoWs 3788165 · H=23.8
2026-10-29
90.6 LD
34,840,715 km
46–10314.14no
Dossier
(2019 CJ4)
NeoWs 3838249 · H=25.53
2026-10-24
92.4 LD
35,522,681 km
21–479.88no
Dossier
(2017 UP6)
NeoWs 3788075 · H=26.1
2026-10-27
95.0 LD
36,538,923 km
16–3619.89no
Dossier
(2017 RJ15)
NeoWs 3781448 · H=21.85
2026-10-26
98.4 LD
37,859,887 km
113–2548.63no
Dossier
(2017 TJ2)
NeoWs 3785687 · H=24.95
2026-10-25
101.9 LD
39,203,869 km
27–6113.78no
Dossier
(2020 BD11)
NeoWs 3989253 · H=24.29
2026-10-25
103.9 LD
39,945,037 km
37–827.10no
Dossier
(2019 FF)
NeoWs 3840124 · H=26.3
2026-10-23
106.7 LD
41,016,226 km
15–338.65no
Dossier
(2020 CB)
NeoWs 3989355 · H=27.7
2026-10-29
111.0 LD
42,675,136 km
8–179.93no
Dossier
(2019 UQ6)
NeoWs 3879723 · H=25.72
2026-10-27
113.4 LD
43,622,914 km
19–4319.83no
Dossier
(2002 CW11)
NeoWs 3114023 · H=26.1
2026-10-24
114.9 LD
44,177,376 km
16–368.45no
Dossier
(2019 LB1)
NeoWs 3842752 · H=27
2026-10-24
116.2 LD
44,675,303 km
11–2412.25no
Dossier
(2018 UA1)
NeoWs 3831888 · H=19.91
2026-10-26
117.3 LD
45,093,385 km
277–62020.41PHA
Dossier
(2013 SN24)
NeoWs 3648711 · H=25
2026-10-24
118.7 LD
45,633,715 km
27–5915.12no
Dossier
529819 (2010 PM58)
NeoWs 2529819 · H=20.86
2026-10-24
119.4 LD
45,930,920 km
179–40012.84no
Dossier
(2019 UM6)
NeoWs 3879718 · H=22.66
2026-10-26
120.5 LD
46,355,018 km
78–1758.96no
Dossier
(2007 UH)
NeoWs 3388488 · H=22
2026-10-24
124.0 LD
47,686,497 km
106–2379.33no
Dossier
(2016 NL56)
NeoWs 3757572 · H=20.91
2026-10-28
124.1 LD
47,711,802 km
175–39114.05PHA
Dossier
(2006 FL10)
NeoWs 3328821 · H=21.5
2026-10-25
129.6 LD
49,844,898 km
133–2989.70no
Dossier
(2009 WM105)
NeoWs 3479014 · H=23
2026-10-26
140.2 LD
53,924,010 km
67–14915.60no
Dossier
(2011 OB57)
NeoWs 3576729 · H=26
2026-10-27
146.6 LD
56,389,129 km
17–3818.15no
Dossier
(2010 AL30)
NeoWs 3485264 · H=27.2
2026-10-27
148.0 LD
56,901,417 km
10–228.75no
Dossier
(2019 HK)
NeoWs 3841527 · H=24.2
2026-10-23
151.6 LD
58,303,043 km
38–8622.28no
Dossier
(2019 SE9)
NeoWs 3873149 · H=25.16
2026-10-28
152.1 LD
58,487,173 km
25–5514.69no
Dossier
(2018 DA2)
NeoWs 3799748 · H=23.28
2026-10-25
153.1 LD
58,890,104 km
59–13114.73no
Dossier
(2015 HJ)
NeoWs 3715996 · H=27
2026-10-25
155.8 LD
59,933,041 km
11–249.01no
Dossier
(1998 WL4)
NeoWs 3092205 · H=19.49
2026-10-25
156.8 LD
60,313,373 km
336–75235.81no
Dossier
(2017 SF14)
NeoWs 3781867 · H=24.46
2026-10-29
165.4 LD
63,615,116 km
34–7616.07no
Dossier
(2016 XD2)
NeoWs 3765640 · H=24.04
2026-10-26
168.7 LD
64,867,720 km
41–9219.83no
Dossier
(2014 JS57)
NeoWs 3671134 · H=22.37
2026-10-28
170.5 LD
65,569,041 km
89–20011.22no
Dossier
488509 (2000 UW13)
NeoWs 2488509 · H=20.61
2026-10-26
172.7 LD
66,425,279 km
201–44918.63no
Dossier
(2015 HO116)
NeoWs 3718277 · H=25.5
2026-10-29
173.9 LD
66,871,176 km
21–4716.86no
Dossier
(2019 ER2)
NeoWs 3840113 · H=25.9
2026-10-29
187.8 LD
72,210,297 km
18–398.09no
Dossier
(2012 VC26)
NeoWs 3617076 · H=28.7
2026-10-24
194.5 LD
74,781,125 km
5–1120.67no
Dossier

Source: NASA NeoWs feed, retrieved 2026-10-23 04:29 UTC. Diameters are NeoWs estimates from brightness; 1 LD = 384,400 km. "PHA" is NASA’s potentially-hazardous orbit classification, not an impact prediction.

JPL CNEOS Fireball Reports (latest 25)

Date / time (UTC)Lat, lonAltitudeEnergyRecord
2026-10-04
03:14:45
-41.8°, -173.1°26.9 km0.18 ktDetails
2026-09-15
11:26:13
-37.6°, -161.6°37.0 km0.08 ktDetails
2026-09-11
10:18:03
-0.2°, -129.6°70.0 km0.20 ktDetails
2026-09-11
01:12:11
54.4°, -100.1°38.0 km0.67 ktDetails
2026-09-10
05:22:22
-19.3°, -28.1°33.6 km0.33 ktDetails
2026-08-15
07:32:40
4.0°, -115.4°37.0 km0.13 ktDetails
2026-08-14
07:48:36
47.7°, -119.4°30.0 km0.13 ktDetails
2026-08-01
17:43:48
-19.5°, 176.2°45.0 km0.10 ktDetails
2026-07-21
01:14:45
9.4°, -57.4°31.5 km0.11 ktDetails
2026-06-11
02:00:58
-18.7°, 16.1°33.0 km0.11 ktDetails
2026-05-30
18:06:23
42.0°, -70.5°32.0 km1.10 ktDetails
2026-05-21
02:15:51
46.6°, 133.1°31.5 km0.12 ktDetails
2026-05-10
16:57:37
-45.6°, -109.8°32.7 km0.19 ktDetails
2026-05-07
05:52:03
32.5°, -36.8°36.0 km0.20 ktDetails
2026-04-29
14:00:39
-81.0°, 133.9°28.7 km0.16 ktDetails
2026-04-08
01:58:47
13.4°, -170.2°62.0 km0.10 ktDetails
2026-04-01
23:59:35
57.9°, -158.6°37.0 km0.08 ktDetails
2026-04-01
02:13:14
-41.9°, -54.7°90.5 km0.09 ktDetails
2026-03-23
19:23:43
54.6°, -144.1°35.0 km0.17 ktDetails
2026-03-20
10:45:59
-52.9°, -143.7°27.0 km0.10 ktDetails
2026-03-17
12:56:42
41.2°, -82.0°45.0 km0.37 ktDetails
2026-02-10
14:26:26
-64.0°, -14.0°44.0 km0.08 ktDetails
2026-01-31
18:07:14
4.1°, -173.4°32.0 km0.19 ktDetails
2026-01-30
10:25:37
-45.0°, 174.5°89.0 km0.12 ktDetails
2025-12-16
20:58:12
-24.1°, -92.4°25.0 km0.29 ktDetails

Source: JPL CNEOS fireball API, retrieved 2026-10-23 04:29 UTC. Energy is CNEOS's estimated total impact energy (kt TNT).

Historical reference (not a recent event)

Chelyabinsk superbolide, Russia — 2013-02-15 03:20:26 UTC: about 441 kt total impact energy, peak brightness at 23.3 km altitude (JPL CNEOS record). The largest fireball in the CNEOS database.

Notable asteroids

Well-known objects for context. Not part of this week’s close-approach list.
ObjectDiameterOrbitNext close approachThis weekJPL Sentry
99942 Apophis (2004 MN4)340 m (JPL)Aten · PHA2029-04-13: 0.10 LD (38,011 km)No close approach this weekRemoved from list 2021-02-21
101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)484 m (JPL)Apollo · PHA2037-02-11: 38.4 LD (14,767,318 km)No close approach this weekListed: no Torino rating (impact dates >100 years out), Palermo max -1.58
(2024 YR4)44 m–97 m (est. from brightness)Apollo · NEO2028-12-17: 20.9 LD (8,019,344 km)No close approach this weekRemoved from list 2026-03-05
65803 Didymos (1996 GT)780 m (JPL)Apollo · PHA2062-10-20: 19.3 LD (7,427,558 km)No close approach this weekNot listed
3200 Phaethon (1983 TB)6.25 km (JPL)Apollo · PHA2050-12-11: 32.1 LD (12,353,117 km)No close approach this weekNot listed
433 Eros (A898 PA)16.84 km (JPL)Amor · NEO2056-01-24: 58.3 LD (22,407,095 km)No close approach this weekNot listed
162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3)896 m (JPL)Apollo · PHA2033-12-21: 18.5 LD (7,097,562 km)No close approach this weekNot listed
16 Psyche (A852 FA)222 km (JPL)Main-belt AsteroidNone within 0.2 AU before 2200No close approach this weekNot listed

Sources: JPL Small-Body Database (diameter, orbit class), JPL close-approach data (next approach within 0.2 AU), JPL Sentry (impact monitoring). Diameter "est. from brightness" uses NASA's standard albedo range when JPL has no measured size. 1 LD = 384,400 km.

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