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Asteroid: 217628 Lugh (1990 HA)

Potentially hazardous 2026-Nov-28 02:47 UTC

Potentially hazardous by NASA classification — Classified hazardous by NASA due to its size — passing safely. No known asteroid poses an impact risk in the next 100+ years.

Historical context

This object passes within 27.53 LD of Earth. Approaches this close (within 28 LD) are recorded several times per month across all tracked near-Earth objects.

Size comparison

Estimated diameter: 1226–2742m — the width of a small town.

If it were to strike Earth (it won't), the estimated impact energy would be approximately 306,505 megatons of TNT.

Closest distance
27.53 LD
10.6 million km
Relative velocity
17.71 km/s
63,754 km/h
Diameter estimate
~1984m
1226–2742m range
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