Near-Earth Asteroid 2026 JH2 close encounter: 18 May 2026
On 18 May 2026, the near-Earth asteroid 2026 JH2 will have a close encounter with Earth, coming within 91,000 km. This distance is approximately 24% of the average lunar distance. The Virtual Telescope Project will provide a live online observation of the event.
- ▪The asteroid 2026 JH2 was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Survey on 10 May 2026.
- ▪It will reach its closest point to Earth at 21:57 UTC on 18 May 2026.
- ▪The live feed for the observation will start at 19:45 UTC on the same day.
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| Original publisher | The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 |
| Canonical URL | https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/05/12/near-earth-asteroid-2026-jh2-extremely-close-encounter-online-observation-18-may-2026/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 16 May 2026 23:42:25 +0000 |
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2026 JH2 extremely close encounter: online observation – 18 May 2026 by Gianluca Masi · 05/12/2026 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On 18 May 2026, the near-Earth Asteroid 2026 JH2 will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at 91.000 km from the Earth, about 24% of the average lunar distance. The Virtual Telescope Project will show it to you live! Near-Earth asteroid 2026 JH2: poster of the event. * See asteroid 2026 JH2 extremely close encounter live HERE! * The near-Earth asteroid 2026 JH2 was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Survey on 10 May 2026 and announced two days later.
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