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Asteroid: (2013 US3)

Potentially hazardous 2026-Aug-07 01:48 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 170.58 LD of Earth. Approaches this close (within 171 LD) are recorded several times per month across all tracked near-Earth objects.

Size comparison

Estimated diameter: 145–324m — about the height of the Eiffel Tower (330m).

If it were to strike Earth (it won't), the estimated impact energy would be approximately 58 megatons of TNT.

Closest distance
170.58 LD
65.6 million km
Relative velocity
5.99 km/s
21,547 km/h
Diameter estimate
~234m
145–324m range
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