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Asteroid 2026 JQ3

2026 JQ3 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 15 m across, about the size of a house. Its closest recorded pass was on 15 May 1973 at 1.9 lunar distances.

Estimated size

15 m

about the size of a house

Closest pass on record

1.86 LD

15 May 1973

Speed relative to Earth

7.8 km/s

Brightness (H)

27.12

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.