official data
NEO 2026 RD — ~2.7 LD flyby Sep 6; not an impact
NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies close-approach table lists near-Earth object 2026 RD at a nominal Earth distance of 0.00697532073383601 astronomical units on 6 September 2026 at 18:46 TDB (CAD field is TDB, not UTC; t_sigma_f 00:24). That is about 2.71 lunar distances, or roughly 1.04 million kilometers. Distance bounds are dist_min 0.006894 au and dist_max 0.007056 au. Relative velocity is 5.851 km/s; v_inf 5.785 km/s; absolute magnitude H = 28.757; orbit_id 1. JPL SBDB classifies 2026 RD as a NEO, not a PHA, Apollo-class, first observation 2026-09-02, last observation 2026-09-03, 14 observations used, Earth MOID 0.00538 au. The Sep 3 ~0.76 LD flyby of 2026 RC is past (2026-Sep-03 23:05 TDB). This is a close approach, not an impact forecast. There is no official Earth impact location.
Key facts
- Nominal dist
- 0.00697532073383601 au (~2.71 LD / ~1.04 million km)
- dist_min / dist_max
- 0.006894 au / 0.007056 au
- Time
- 2026-Sep-06 18:46 TDB; t_sigma_f 00:24
- v_rel / v_inf / H
- 5.851 km/s; 5.785 km/s; H=28.757
- SBDB
- NEO yes; PHA no; Apollo; first_obs 2026-09-02; last_obs 2026-09-03; n_obs_used 14; moid 0.00538 au
- Prior object
- 2026 RC Sep 3 ~0.76 LD flyby is past (2026-Sep-03 23:05 TDB)
2026 RD — 2026-Sep-06 18:46 — dist 0.006975 au
NASA/JPL SBDB Close Approach Data API
Note
CAD distances and times are from the official NASA/JPL SBDB Close Approach Data API. PHA status is an orbit-class label about proximity and size criteria, not a prediction that this object will hit Earth. 2026 RD is listed PHA no.
Doom Signals does not invent miss distances or impact corridors. Close approach is not an impact forecast, and there is no official Earth impact location for this object.
- Object: 2026 RD — CAD Sep 6, 2026
- Place pin: NASA JPL CNEOS, Pasadena (no impact location)
- Coords: 34.2011, −118.1714
Why it matters
Replaces stale neo-2026-rc (Sep 3 ~0.76 LD flyby already past as of Sep 3 evening ET) with the next sub-0.01-au CAD object 2026 RD (~2.7 LD on Sep 6). PHA no; close approach ≠ impact.
Sources
Official data. Not a forecast.