(2021 AE4)

Potentially hazardous 2026-May-03 04:57 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 26.82 LD of Earth. Approaches this close (within 27 LD) are recorded several times per month across all tracked near-Earth objects.

Size comparison

Estimated diameter: 117–261m — about the size of a city block.

If it were to strike Earth (it won't), the estimated impact energy would be approximately 71 megatons of TNT.

Closest distance
26.82 LD
10.3 million km
Relative velocity
9.18 km/s
33,050 km/h
Diameter estimate
~189m
117–261m range
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