Near-Earth asteroid
524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68)
524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68) is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 207–463 m (679–1,519 ft). It passes Earth on November 2, 2026 at about 6,018,477 km (15.7 lunar distances). NASA classifies it as potentially hazardous.
Potentially hazardous
207–463 m
Estimated diameter
20.54
Absolute magnitude (H)
47
Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200
This week’s flyby
- Closest approach
- 2026-Nov-02 19:10 UTC
- Miss distance
- 6,018,477 km · 15.65 lunar distances · 0.04023 au
- Relative speed
- 8.72 km/s (19,500 mph)
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Upcoming close approaches to Earth
28 approaches within 0.2 au (about 30 million km) are calculated from now to 2200. The closest in the 1900–2200 record is on November 19, 2149 at about 3,508,070 km.
| Date (TDB) | Nominal distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s | Time uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Nov-02 19:10 | 6,018,322 | 15.7 | 8.72 | < 00:01 |
| 2034-Oct-31 23:59 | 6,462,628 | 16.8 | 8.83 | < 00:01 |
| 2042-Oct-30 13:53 | 6,914,414 | 18.0 | 8.95 | < 00:01 |
| 2050-Oct-29 15:23 | 7,279,432 | 18.9 | 9.05 | < 00:01 |
| 2058-Oct-29 06:24 | 7,442,494 | 19.4 | 9.09 | < 00:01 |
| 2066-Oct-29 13:35 | 7,301,872 | 19.0 | 9.06 | < 00:01 |
| 2074-Oct-30 12:38 | 6,885,990 | 17.9 | 8.95 | < 00:01 |
| 2082-Nov-01 08:13 | 6,250,199 | 16.3 | 8.79 | < 00:01 |
| 2090-Nov-04 10:15 | 5,440,875 | 14.2 | 8.61 | 00:01 |
| 2098-Nov-09 06:48 | 4,507,384 | 11.7 | 8.48 | 00:01 |
| 2106-Nov-16 16:28 | 3,620,268 | 9.42 | 8.55 | 00:02 |
| 2114-Nov-23 22:13 | 4,706,349 | 12.2 | 9.06 | 00:02 |
| 2122-Nov-30 06:30 | 13,976,929 | 36.4 | 11.16 | < 00:01 |
| 2125-Oct-22 04:35 | 19,278,678 | 50.2 | 12.06 | < 00:01 |
| 2130-Nov-30 13:52 | 28,826,014 | 75.0 | 14.65 | < 00:01 |
| 2133-Oct-28 02:18 | 8,462,752 | 22.0 | 9.34 | 00:02 |
| 2141-Nov-09 03:21 | 4,553,759 | 11.8 | 8.49 | 00:03 |
| 2149-Nov-19 02:25 | 3,508,070 | 9.13 | 8.66 | 00:02 |
| 2157-Nov-25 15:16 | 6,172,408 | 16.1 | 9.41 | 00:01 |
| 2165-Nov-29 08:50 | 12,147,347 | 31.6 | 10.77 | < 00:01 |
| 2168-Oct-21 04:34 | 23,690,319 | 61.6 | 13.16 | < 00:01 |
| 2173-Nov-30 11:04 | 17,612,157 | 45.8 | 12.05 | < 00:01 |
| 2176-Oct-21 09:38 | 19,245,766 | 50.1 | 12.07 | < 00:01 |
| 2181-Nov-30 14:40 | 19,933,916 | 51.9 | 12.6 | < 00:01 |
| 2184-Oct-21 10:21 | 18,399,042 | 47.9 | 11.87 | < 00:01 |
| 2189-Nov-30 13:22 | 18,219,525 | 47.4 | 12.2 | < 00:01 |
| 2192-Oct-21 00:36 | 21,196,522 | 55.1 | 12.58 | < 00:01 |
| 2197-Nov-29 19:46 | 13,363,578 | 34.8 | 11.07 | < 00:01 |
Recent past approaches
| Date (TDB) | Distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-Nov-04 21:44 | 5,630,864 | 14.6 | 8.63 |
| 2010-Nov-07 03:23 | 5,291,277 | 13.8 | 8.56 |
| 2002-Nov-09 07:14 | 5,014,521 | 13.0 | 8.52 |
| 1994-Nov-11 00:06 | 4,826,027 | 12.6 | 8.5 |
| 1986-Nov-11 23:55 | 4,710,837 | 12.3 | 8.49 |
| 1978-Nov-12 02:35 | 4,700,365 | 12.2 | 8.49 |
| 1970-Nov-11 03:35 | 4,820,043 | 12.5 | 8.49 |
| 1962-Nov-09 01:51 | 5,027,984 | 13.1 | 8.51 |
| 1954-Nov-05 23:45 | 5,387,019 | 14.0 | 8.6 |
| 1946-Nov-02 03:31 | 6,025,802 | 15.7 | 8.81 |
| 1938-Oct-28 17:19 | 7,578,628 | 19.7 | 9.29 |
| 1930-Oct-24 17:58 | 11,215,352 | 29.2 | 10.29 |
| 1927-Dec-02 15:29 | 24,351,541 | 63.3 | 13.76 |
| 1922-Oct-22 15:06 | 16,672,683 | 43.4 | 11.7 |
| 1919-Dec-02 15:45 | 17,615,149 | 45.8 | 12.16 |
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Sources
- Size, hazard status and this week’s approach — NASA NeoWs (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
- Close-approach list — JPL SBDB Close Approach Data API (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
- Full orbit details — JPL Small-Body Database: 524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68)
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