Near-Earth asteroid
2007 RV9
2007 RV9 is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 227–508 m (745–1,667 ft). It passes Earth on October 31, 2026 at about 15,576,264 km (40.5 lunar distances). NASA classifies it as potentially hazardous.
Potentially hazardous
227–508 m
Estimated diameter
20.34
Absolute magnitude (H)
17
Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200
This week’s flyby
- Closest approach
- 2026-Oct-31 03:54 UTC
- Miss distance
- 15,576,264 km · 40.5 lunar distances · 0.10412 au
- Relative speed
- 13.7 km/s (30,645 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 February 24, 2170 at about 2,514,740 km.
| Date (TDB) | Nominal distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s | Time uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Oct-31 03:54 | 15,576,130 | 40.5 | 13.7 | < 00:01 |
| 2035-Feb-28 03:26 | 11,267,712 | 29.3 | 15.1 | < 00:01 |
| 2053-Dec-15 19:33 | 24,852,694 | 64.7 | 10.29 | < 00:01 |
| 2081-Feb-10 21:19 | 11,089,690 | 28.8 | 10.9 | < 00:01 |
| 2099-Oct-25 01:54 | 24,652,233 | 64.1 | 16.55 | < 00:01 |
| 2108-Feb-18 18:49 | 5,865,733 | 15.3 | 11.84 | < 00:01 |
| 2134-Dec-26 05:16 | 25,292,512 | 65.8 | 10.5 | < 00:01 |
| 2161-Nov-05 17:21 | 15,417,557 | 40.1 | 12.64 | < 00:01 |
| 2170-Feb-24 12:02 | 2,514,740 | 6.54 | 13.25 | < 00:01 |
| 2188-Dec-21 19:22 | 25,042,684 | 65.1 | 10.41 | 00:10 |
Recent past approaches
| Date (TDB) | Distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-Feb-11 09:28 | 11,604,307 | 30.2 | 10.96 |
| 1980-Dec-11 00:41 | 24,795,847 | 64.5 | 10.26 |
| 1962-Mar-02 09:29 | 17,842,538 | 46.4 | 16.39 |
| 1953-Oct-28 20:19 | 15,695,809 | 40.8 | 14.07 |
| 1935-Jan-23 16:02 | 20,261,536 | 52.7 | 10.17 |
| 1916-Mar-03 10:15 | 22,478,576 | 58.5 | 17.35 |
| 1907-Oct-30 15:05 | 14,237,229 | 37.0 | 13.43 |
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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: 2007 RV9
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