Near-Earth asteroid
2005 GU
2005 GU is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 262–586 m (860–1,923 ft). It passes Earth on November 2, 2026 at about 24,708,417 km (64.3 lunar distances). NASA classifies it as potentially hazardous.
Potentially hazardous
262–586 m
Estimated diameter
20.03
Absolute magnitude (H)
20
Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200
This week’s flyby
- Closest approach
- 2026-Nov-02 21:35 UTC
- Miss distance
- 24,708,417 km · 64.25 lunar distances · 0.16517 au
- Relative speed
- 27.17 km/s (60,769 mph)
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Upcoming close approaches to Earth
12 approaches within 0.2 au (about 30 million km) are calculated from now to 2200. The closest in the 1900–2200 record is on April 20, 2123 at about 3,769,866 km.
| Date (TDB) | Nominal distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s | Time uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Nov-02 21:35 | 24,709,080 | 64.3 | 27.17 | < 00:01 |
| 2034-Apr-20 15:14 | 6,745,368 | 17.5 | 21.86 | < 00:01 |
| 2057-Oct-17 09:34 | 22,922,882 | 59.6 | 19.75 | < 00:01 |
| 2063-Apr-27 10:15 | 27,352,475 | 71.2 | 18.59 | < 00:01 |
| 2086-Oct-26 21:40 | 8,805,331 | 22.9 | 23.61 | < 00:01 |
| 2094-Apr-16 19:28 | 7,176,210 | 18.7 | 24 | < 00:01 |
| 2115-Nov-01 23:54 | 18,937,594 | 49.3 | 26 | < 00:01 |
| 2123-Apr-20 13:19 | 3,769,866 | 9.81 | 22.62 | < 00:01 |
| 2146-Oct-15 08:53 | 29,497,708 | 76.7 | 18.86 | 00:03 |
| 2152-Apr-24 17:16 | 18,291,332 | 47.6 | 20 | 00:03 |
| 2175-Oct-22 19:19 | 14,648,623 | 38.1 | 21.31 | 00:09 |
| 2183-Apr-12 22:29 | 24,565,466 | 63.9 | 27.08 | 00:07 |
Recent past approaches
| Date (TDB) | Distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-Apr-22 02:46 | 12,156,323 | 31.6 | 20.95 |
| 1999-Oct-14 21:10 | 29,650,298 | 77.1 | 18.71 |
| 1978-Apr-09 15:04 | 29,220,952 | 76.0 | 28.03 |
| 1970-Oct-23 16:54 | 9,430,650 | 24.5 | 22.09 |
| 1949-Apr-14 12:21 | 12,350,800 | 32.1 | 25.04 |
| 1941-Oct-27 06:33 | 8,196,467 | 21.3 | 23.9 |
| 1920-Apr-15 19:26 | 7,207,625 | 18.8 | 24.17 |
| 1912-Oct-26 23:11 | 7,898,768 | 20.5 | 23.89 |
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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: 2005 GU
Distances are nominal predictions and can change with new observations. OpenOrbit is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or JPL.