@tchapacan.bsky.socialA 350-meter space giant is zooming past us today—that’s taller than the Eiffel Tower! While it’s cruising at a safe distance of 190 times the trip to the Moon, its speed is a staggering 78,794 km/h. Space is definitely keeping things busy out there tonight. ☄️
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Amor asteroid 2026 SZ7 confirmed at mag 19.8 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 30, 10:17 UT
Distance: 19 million km
Estimated size: 67-149 m
@orbitalradar.bsky.socialNext asteroid close approach: 2026 SY will pass Earth on 2026-Sep-21, skimming by at ~5.5 lunar distances — that's 2,131,238 km! Traveling at 9.8 km/s, it's a cosmic show you'll want to track. See its live distance and orbit: orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2… 🌌 #Asteroids #SpaceTracking
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA giant space rock the size of two Eiffel Towers is hurtling past us today at 80,455 km/h. While 2018 PL23 is safely 68 times the distance to the Moon away, it’s still a massive reminder of just how busy our neighborhood truly is out there in the dark. ☄️
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 SY2 confirmed at mag 19.6 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 21, 11:25 UT
Distance: 928 thousand km !!
Estimated size: 10-21 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 SW2 confirmed at mag 19.3 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 03, 14:51 UT
Distance: 13 million km
Estimated size: 143-320 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 SS2 confirmed at mag 18.4 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 20, 02:39 UT
Distance: 2.1 million km !
Estimated size: 31-68 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 SO2 confirmed at mag 17.5 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 18, 03:35 UT
Distance: 2.0 million km !
Estimated size: 17-38 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 SN2 confirmed at mag 18.5 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 21, 01:02 UT
Distance: 945 thousand km !!
Estimated size: 9-21 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 SG1 confirmed at mag 20.3 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 18, 16:45 UT
Distance: 5.4 million km !
Estimated size: 23-51 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Amor asteroid 2026 SD1 confirmed at mag 19.4 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 24, 01:59 UT
Distance: 9.4 million km
Estimated size: 52-115 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Amor asteroid 2026 SB1 confirmed at mag 20.0 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 20, 20:40 UT
Distance: 46 million km
Estimated size: 140-314 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Apollo asteroid 2026 SY confirmed at mag 18.3 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 21, 00:33 UT
Distance: 2.1 million km !
Estimated size: 17-37 m
@ccaf595.bsky.socialNEO follow-up: Aten asteroid 2026 SX confirmed at mag 19.4 by our 0.61-m telescope.
Closest approach: Sep 12, 12:15 UT
Distance: 1.6 million km !
Estimated size: 11-25 m
@orbitalradar.bsky.socialNext asteroid close approach: 2026 SY flies by at 5.5 lunar distances on 2026-Sep-21. That's ~2,131,541 km away, zooming past us at 9.8 km/s — safely distant but thrilling to track.
Live data shows its distance and orbit: orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2…
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA massive space rock the size of two football fields is cruising by today, but don't worry—it’s staying a safe 127 times further away than our Moon. Meanwhile, a smaller rock is zipping past at over 65,000 km/h. Space is busy, but we're perfectly safe. ☄️
@tchapacan.bsky.social2012 RL15 is tearing through the void today at 64,823 km/h. At about the size of a tennis court, this space rock is cruising by at roughly 97 times the distance to the Moon. Just another busy Sunday in our corner of the solar system ☄️
@orbitalradar.bsky.socialNext asteroid close approach: 2026 SK on 2026-Sep-19, at ~4.3 lunar distances — 1,652,398 km from Earth.
It'll speed by at 16.2 km/s. Safe but close enough to marvel.
Track its orbit here: orbitalradar.com/asteroid/2…
@gavo.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gyNew in the #VirtualObservatory: “Mass estimates of 1783 asteroids” by Fuentes-Munoz O. et al.
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/AJ/170/353
#Asteroids
@tchapacan.bsky.socialA space rock the size of a football stadium is cruising past us today at 66 times the distance to the Moon. Meanwhile, a smaller visitor is zipping by at nearly 30,000 km/h—roughly 50 times the lunar gap. All five of today's flybys are safely in the distance. ☄️