Near-Earth asteroid

2019 VQ1

2019 VQ1 is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 64–143 m (210–469 ft). It passes Earth on November 3, 2026 at about 14,487,336 km (37.7 lunar distances). NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.

Not potentially hazardous

64–143 m

Estimated diameter

23.1

Absolute magnitude (H)

Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200

This week’s flyby

Closest approach: 2026-Nov-03 02:12 UTC
Miss distance: 14,487,336 km · 37.67 lunar distances · 0.09684 au
Relative speed: 24.39 km/s (54,550 mph)

Upcoming close approaches to Earth

5 approaches within 0.2 au (about 30 million km) are calculated from now to 2200. The closest in the 1900–2200 record is on May 31, 2136 at about 6,582,306 km.

Future Earth approaches (JPL Close Approach Data)
Date (TDB)	Nominal distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s	Time uncertainty
2026-Nov-03 02:12	14,487,058	37.7	24.39	6_21:43
2029-Jun-02 20:33	19,124,592	49.8	26.35	8_02:33
2115-Jun-01 17:46	10,142,736	26.4	24.58	5_21:33
2136-May-31 05:28	6,582,306	17.1	23.91	9_01:23
2182-Nov-04 00:44	15,321,814	39.9	25.17	7_04:28

Recent past approaches

Past Earth approaches within 0.2 au since 1900 (JPL), most recent 1
Date (TDB)	Distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s
2019-Nov-11 12:26	17,651,053	45.9	20.06

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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: 2019 VQ1

Distances are nominal predictions and can change with new observations. OpenOrbit is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or JPL.