NEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2015 RT82 recovered at mag 18.9 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 04, 17:59 UT
Distance: 2.6 million km !
Estimated size: 20-44 m
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@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2015 RT82 recovered at mag 18.9 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 04, 17:59 UT
Distance: 2.6 million km !
Estimated size: 20-44 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RY3 confirmed at mag 19.9 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 05, 10:31 UT
Distance: 6.3 million km !
Estimated size: 18-41 m
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA massive space rock the size of two football fields is tearing through our neighborhood at 85,880 km/h today. Meanwhile, 2014 FV32 is making the closest pass of the bunch, hanging out at roughly 32 times the distance to the Moon. Space is busy today ☄️
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Amor asteroid 2026 RD3 confirmed at mag 19.4 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 13, 21:29 UT
Distance: 7.7 million km
Estimated size: 45-101 m
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@tchapacan.bsky.social2013 TG135 is cruising past us today at 47,000 km/h. While that sounds fast, it’s keeping a polite distance of 41 times the space between us and the Moon. Meanwhile, a massive rock the size of three football fields is drifting by much further out. ☄️
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA rock the size of a massive skyscraper is cruising through our neighborhood today. While 2018 TP is safely 124 times further away than the Moon, it’s still wild to think about a 700-foot object zipping through the void at such a distance. Space is busy! ☄️
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Aten asteroid 2026 RG2 confirmed at mag 19.8 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 13, 10:30 UT
Distance: 810 thousand km !!
Estimated size: 13-29 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RB2 confirmed at mag 18.9 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 05, 03:15 UT
Distance: 7.6 million km
Estimated size: 44-97 m
@orbitalradar.bsky.socialNext close approach: Asteroid 2026 RE1 zooms past at 12.1 km/s on 2026-Sep-07, a safe ~10.5 lunar distances away.
Track its live distance and heliocentric orbit as it safely sails through space: https://orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2026-re1 🌌
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Aten asteroid 2026 RA2 confirmed at mag 19.6 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 01, 13:44 UT
Distance: 5.1 million km !
Estimated size: 29-64 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RO1 confirmed at mag 19.6 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 07, 23:55 UT
Distance: 1.3 million km !!
Estimated size: 15-33 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RE1 confirmed at mag 19.4 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 07, 21:00 UT
Distance: 4.0 million km !
Estimated size: 22-49 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RA1 confirmed at mag 17.6 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 06, 02:17 UT
Distance: 784 thousand km !!
Estimated size: 8-19 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RZ confirmed at mag 20.4 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Flyby: Sep 03, 00:05 UT
Distance: 203 thousand km ***
Estimated size: 4-8 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RR confirmed at mag 18.2 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Aug 22, 02:09 UT
Distance: 47 million km
Estimated size: 274-612 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 RQ confirmed at mag 20.1 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Aug 13, 03:56 UT
Distance: 5.7 million km !
Estimated size: 71-159 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Aten asteroid 2026 RH confirmed at mag 18.9 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 07, 16:46 UT
Distance: 9.6 million km
Estimated size: 42-94 m
@orbitalradar.bsky.socialNext asteroid close approach: 2026 RE1, speeding at 12.1 km/s, passes Earth on 2026-Sep-07 at ~10.5 lunar distances or 4,038,460 km.
Track its live distance and orbit: https://orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2026-re1
Join us in witnessing the cosmic ballet from a safe distance.
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA rock the size of a skyscraper is hurtling past us today at 71,011 km/h. Don't worry, 2019 BT2 is keeping its distance at 180 times further away than our Moon, but the speed alone is enough to make your head spin ☄️