official data
NASA CNEOS: asteroid 2026 QQ1 skims 0.00715 AU of Earth Aug. 31 — close approach, not impact
NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies close-approach table lists asteroid 2026 QQ1 at a nominal Earth distance of 0.00714620130033178 astronomical units on 31 August 2026 at 16:17 TDB (CAD field is TDB, not UTC; t_sigma_f < 00:01). Relative velocity is 7.28947387193225 km/s; absolute magnitude H = 23.616; diameter is null on CAD. JPL SBDB classifies it as a NEO, not a PHA, Apollo-class, Earth MOID 0.00454 au, 117 observations, 9-day arc, last observation 2026-08-30. The Sentry API returns “specified object not found.” This is a close approach, not an impact forecast. There is no official Earth impact location.
Key facts
- Nominal dist
- 0.00714620130033178 au (CAD)
- 3-sigma dist
- dist_min 0.00713574710834611 au; dist_max 0.00715665506533278 au
- Time
- 2026-Aug-31 16:17 TDB; t_sigma_f < 00:01
- v_rel / H
- 7.28947387193225 km/s; H=23.616; diameter=null on CAD
- SBDB
- NEO yes; PHA no; Apollo; Earth MOID 0.00454 au; 117 obs; 9-day arc; last_obs 2026-08-30; condition_code 7
- Sentry
- object not found — not on the risk list
- Conversion (not a CAD field)
- ~2.78 lunar distances using 1 au=149597870.7 km and 1 LD=384400 km
specified object not found
NASA/JPL Sentry Data API for des=2026 QQ1
Note
Globe pin is NASA JPL CNEOS in Pasadena, same convention as the QH3 and QY1 notes — catalog location, not a crash site.
Why it matters
A 0.007 au flyby is close in NEO-catalog terms and still a miss. Not on Sentry. Distinct from already-posted 2026 QH3 (Sentry-listed, 2121) and 2026 QY1. Do not pin an impact site.
Sources
Official data. Not a forecast. Endtimes badge not used on this note.