Brachiosaurus-sized asteroid 2026 VV8
3.6 LD · ~19 m
Drawn to scale.
Silhouette: Mike Taylor, PhyloPic (CC0)
2026 VV8 passes about 3.6× the distance to the Moon from Earth (1,378,961 km). It is 11–34 m across (estimated). If a rock this size hit Earth, the result would be an airburst — an explosion high in the atmosphere that can break windows and cause injuries near the blast, but nothing regionally destructive. Astronomers spot one this size passing within 5× the Moon's distance about 160 times a year, and many more pass unseen. This is a routine close approach with no known impact risk.
For the background, read Impact risk in Asteroids.
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