(2003 GR22)
Far beyond Earth–Moon orbit
≈ 29.6 million km · 77× the Moon's distance
No impact trajectory detected.
Fri, May 1 · 00:00 UTC
Key metrics
- Distance
- 76.9 LD
- ≈ 29.6 million km
- Velocity
- 13.4 km/s
- 48397 km/h
- Estimated size
- 98 – 219 m
- 🗼 ≈ the Eiffel Tower
- Approach time
- Fri, May 1 · 00:00 UTC
- in 2 days
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 22.2
- Lower = brighter
- Status
- Upcoming
- Tracked by NASA NeoWs
3D Orbital path
Size comparison
(2003 GR22) is about 158% of Football pitch.
Hypothetical impact energy
Would devastate a large metropolitan area. Regional effects including earthquakes and firestorms.
Time until closest approach
(2003 GR22) will pass 76.9 LD from Earth on Fri, May 1 · 00:00 UTC
What this means
This object will pass at 77 LD — safely distant and of interest mainly to orbital surveys. No impact trajectory has been detected. At an estimated diameter of up to 219 m, it's large enough to warrant continued orbital refinement each time it's observed.
Approach timeline
Upcoming
- Fri, May 1 · 00:00 UTC76.9 LD29.6 million km13.4 km/s
- Fri, May 1 · 12:25 UTC76.9 LD29.6 million km13.4 km/s
- Thu, Nov 2 · 09:51 UTC59.05 LD22.7 million km23.6 km/s
- Wed, Apr 9 · 05:48 UTC65.59 LD25.2 million km24.1 km/s
- Thu, Oct 20 · 18:22 UTC32.82 LD12.6 million km16.7 km/s
- Mon, Apr 18 · 19:50 UTC6.92 LD2.7 million km18.6 km/s
- Sat, Oct 26 · 16:12 UTC8.43 LD3.2 million km19.4 km/s
Past
- Mon, Nov 2 · 01:39 UTC59.9 LD23 million km23.7 km/s
- Mon, Apr 14 · 17:58 UTC21.57 LD8.3 million km20.7 km/s
- Sat, Oct 18 · 15:13 UTC42.89 LD16.5 million km15.9 km/s
- Fri, Apr 21 · 21:43 UTC32.27 LD12.4 million km16.7 km/s
- Fri, Oct 27 · 00:43 UTC16.81 LD6.5 million km20.3 km/s
- Sat, Apr 9 · 22:01 UTC55.48 LD21.3 million km23.3 km/s
- Thu, Oct 13 · 14:58 UTC65.43 LD25.2 million km14.2 km/s
- Fri, Apr 25 · 06:06 UTC53.54 LD20.6 million km15.1 km/s
- Fri, Oct 31 · 01:11 UTC50.59 LD19.4 million km23 km/s
- Sun, Apr 14 · 15:43 UTC15.27 LD5.9 million km20.3 km/s
- Sat, Oct 19 · 07:52 UTC34.25 LD13.2 million km16.6 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.