(2023 QB)

Potentially hazardous 2026-May-22 08:06 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 178.25 LD of Earth. Approaches this close (within 179 LD) are recorded several times per month across all tracked near-Earth objects.

Size comparison

Estimated diameter: 186–415m — about the height of the Eiffel Tower (330m).

If it were to strike Earth (it won't), the estimated impact energy would be approximately 1,784 megatons of TNT.

Closest distance
178.25 LD
68.5 million km
Relative velocity
22.94 km/s
82,596 km/h
Diameter estimate
~300m
186–415m range
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