Asteroid 2026 JV3 passed Earth at 0.13 lunar distances

Asteroid 2026 JV3 passed Earth at a distance of 0.130 lunar distances (0.00034 AU / 50 900 km / 31 600 miles) from the center of our planet at 22:59 UTC on May 14, 2026, becoming the 6th closest known asteroid flyby within 1 LD recorded so far this year. Its closest point was about 44 500 km (27 700 miles) above Earth’s surface. Source