Near-Earth asteroid
2016 NL56
2016 NL56 is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 175–391 m (574–1,283 ft). It passes Earth on October 28, 2026 at about 47,711,802 km (124.1 lunar distances). NASA classifies it as potentially hazardous.
Potentially hazardous
175–391 m
Estimated diameter
20.91
Absolute magnitude (H)
20
Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200
This week’s flyby
- Closest approach
- 2026-Oct-28 19:54 UTC
- Miss distance
- 47,711,802 km · 124.07 lunar distances · 0.31893 au
- Relative speed
- 14.05 km/s (31,438 mph)
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Upcoming close approaches to Earth
9 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 28, 2122 at about 1,709,904 km.
| Date (TDB) | Nominal distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s | Time uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2112-Feb-13 06:12 | 27,766,861 | 72.2 | 10.8 | < 00:01 |
| 2117-Feb-22 20:57 | 13,897,642 | 36.2 | 13.33 | < 00:01 |
| 2122-Feb-28 12:31 | 1,709,904 | 4.45 | 15.76 | < 00:01 |
| 2127-Feb-26 03:35 | 8,235,363 | 21.4 | 14.47 | 00:07 |
| 2132-Feb-22 05:52 | 16,926,999 | 44.0 | 12.76 | 00:14 |
| 2137-Feb-13 13:02 | 27,243,268 | 70.9 | 10.86 | 00:34 |
| 2186-Sep-11 14:48 | 22,153,949 | 57.6 | 11.81 | 00:50 |
| 2191-Sep-02 05:36 | 3,597,829 | 9.36 | 15.4 | 00:32 |
| 2196-Aug-28 13:53 | 6,547,899 | 17.0 | 17.36 | 00:35 |
Recent past approaches
| Date (TDB) | Distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-Sep-13 03:13 | 26,242,458 | 68.3 | 11.12 |
| 1991-Sep-07 04:07 | 17,344,377 | 45.1 | 12.74 |
| 1986-Sep-01 04:19 | 5,786,446 | 15.1 | 15 |
| 1981-Aug-29 00:06 | 1,817,614 | 4.73 | 16.39 |
| 1976-Aug-20 14:13 | 24,136,120 | 62.8 | 20.83 |
| 1960-Mar-02 05:12 | 10,320,757 | 26.8 | 18.18 |
| 1955-Feb-22 18:17 | 10,646,880 | 27.7 | 14 |
| 1919-Sep-13 07:05 | 26,115,300 | 67.9 | 11.17 |
| 1914-Sep-02 13:12 | 10,130,768 | 26.4 | 14.14 |
| 1909-Aug-27 12:56 | 3,916,472 | 10.2 | 16.8 |
| 1904-Aug-19 15:18 | 25,024,732 | 65.1 | 20.97 |
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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: 2016 NL56
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