(2022 KP6)
Far beyond Earth–Moon orbit
≈ 31.1 million km · 81× the Moon's distance
No impact trajectory detected.
22 hours ago
Key metrics
- Distance
- 81 LD
- ≈ 31.1 million km
- Velocity
- 12.8 km/s
- 46015 km/h
- Estimated size
- 3 – 8 m
- 🚌 ≈ a school bus
- Approach time
- Tue, Apr 28 · 00:00 UTC
- 22 hours ago
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 29.4
- Lower = brighter
- Status
- Passed
- Tracked by NASA NeoWs
3D Orbital path
Size comparison
(2022 KP6) is about 125% of Car.
Hypothetical impact energy
Would likely explode in the atmosphere as a fireball (airburst). Minor ground damage possible.
What this means
This object passed at 81 LD — safely distant and of interest mainly to orbital surveys. No impact trajectory has been detected.
Approach timeline
Past
- Tue, Apr 28 · 00:00 UTC81.02 LD31.1 million km12.8 km/s
- Wed, May 8 · 06:50 UTC36.32 LD14 million km9.5 km/s
- Wed, May 25 · 15:05 UTC0.05 LD17,427 km9.9 km/s
- Tue, Apr 23 · 19:17 UTC43.43 LD16.7 million km10.8 km/s
How we classify risk
Each object's risk class is computed locally from two NASA NeoWs signals: miss distance (in lunar distances) and estimated diameter. "Potentially hazardous" is NASA's own flag — applied when an object's orbit brings it within 0.05 AU of Earth and it's at least ~140 m across. That flag indicates monitoring interest, not an impact prediction.
Passes at a comfortable distance — routine flyby.
Close-but-comfortable. Interesting enough to highlight.
Inside 10 lunar distances — actively tracked.
Large object passing unusually close — refined each observation.