Near-Earth asteroid
2005 VL1
2005 VL1 is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 14–30 m (46–98 ft). It passes Earth on November 3, 2026 at about 36,385,930 km (94.7 lunar distances). NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.
Not potentially hazardous
14–30 m
Estimated diameter
26.45
Absolute magnitude (H)
22
Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200
This week’s flyby
- Closest approach
- 2026-Nov-03 07:03 UTC
- Miss distance
- 36,385,930 km · 94.61 lunar distances · 0.24322 au
- Relative speed
- 14.05 km/s (31,431 mph)
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Upcoming close approaches to Earth
10 approaches within 0.2 au (about 30 million km) are calculated from now to 2200. The closest in the 1900–2200 record is on October 27, 1965 at about 341,083 km.
| Date (TDB) | Nominal distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s | Time uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2033-Feb-04 10:27 | 2,843,856 | 7.40 | 5.88 | 00:18 |
| 2037-Nov-01 07:18 | 4,321,882 | 11.2 | 5.55 | 01:41 |
| 2049-Feb-04 00:41 | 1,911,861 | 4.97 | 6.04 | 00:51 |
| 2053-Oct-27 11:34 | 3,552,949 | 9.24 | 7.09 | 01:53 |
| 2060-Feb-06 15:48 | 4,849,963 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 00:47 |
| 2064-Nov-08 15:24 | 8,916,033 | 23.2 | 4.86 | 20:46 |
| 2076-Feb-01 23:01 | 5,182,070 | 13.5 | 5.34 | 2_18:59 |
| 2080-Oct-27 11:56 | 5,442,371 | 14.2 | 7.43 | 03:46 |
| 2087-Feb-06 02:18 | 3,418,311 | 8.89 | 7.02 | 09:11 |
| 2103-Feb-05 11:47 | 1,391,260 | 3.62 | 6.09 | 2_20:53 |
Recent past approaches
| Date (TDB) | Distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-Nov-04 13:22 | 6,525,459 | 17.0 | 5.23 |
| 2017-Feb-03 14:41 | 4,386,210 | 11.4 | 5.59 |
| 2005-Oct-31 20:17 | 2,258,928 | 5.88 | 5.99 |
| 2001-Feb-07 13:17 | 1,307,485 | 3.40 | 6.68 |
| 1994-Dec-09 16:01 | 16,557,492 | 43.1 | 5.14 |
| 1994-Sep-18 17:09 | 29,101,274 | 75.7 | 3.26 |
| 1988-Oct-27 06:32 | 9,836,060 | 25.6 | 8.47 |
| 1984-Feb-06 06:37 | 24,234,855 | 63.0 | 11.51 |
| 1978-Jan-29 04:38 | 9,539,856 | 24.8 | 4.94 |
| 1971-Dec-08 06:41 | 16,877,632 | 43.9 | 5.18 |
| 1971-Sep-20 11:35 | 29,014,507 | 75.5 | 3.01 |
| 1965-Oct-27 17:18 | 341,083 | 0.89 | 6.72 |
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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 VL1
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