(2006 HV5)
Far beyond Earth–Moon orbit
≈ 73.4 million km · 191× the Moon's distance
No impact trajectory detected.
16 days ago
Key metrics
- Distance
- 191 LD
- ≈ 73.4 million km
- Velocity
- 17.2 km/s
- 61778 km/h
- Estimated size
- 349 – 780 m
- 🏗️ ≈ the Burj Khalifa
- Approach time
- Mon, Apr 13 · 00:00 UTC
- 16 days ago
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.4
- Lower = brighter
- Status
- Passed
- Flagged PHA by NASA
3D Orbital path
Size comparison
(2006 HV5) is about 68% of Burj Khalifa.
Hypothetical impact energy
Would cause continental-scale devastation. Tsunamis if ocean impact. Nuclear winter scenario.
What this means
This object passed at 191 LD — safely distant and of interest mainly to orbital surveys. NASA classifies it as "potentially hazardous" because it meets both the size (~140 m+) and proximity (within 0.05 AU) criteria, not because an impact trajectory has been detected. At an estimated diameter of up to 780 m, it's large enough to warrant continued orbital refinement each time it's observed.
Approach timeline
Upcoming
- Thu, Apr 26 · 15:55 UTC32.04 LD12.3 million km16.5 km/s
- Mon, Apr 22 · 17:21 UTC53.87 LD20.7 million km19.9 km/s
- Fri, Apr 27 · 10:16 UTC65.33 LD25.1 million km15.9 km/s
- Thu, Apr 24 · 10:51 UTC18.91 LD7.3 million km18.2 km/s
- Fri, Apr 25 · 19:07 UTC5.93 LD2.3 million km17.5 km/s
- Sun, Apr 27 · 05:39 UTC28.53 LD11 million km16.6 km/s
Past
- Mon, Apr 13 · 00:00 UTC191 LD73.4 million km17.2 km/s
- Wed, Apr 26 · 03:43 UTC6.3 LD2.4 million km17.4 km/s
- Tue, Apr 25 · 02:41 UTC13.39 LD5.1 million km18 km/s
- Tue, Apr 27 · 17:18 UTC70.7 LD27.2 million km15.8 km/s
- Sat, Apr 22 · 09:27 UTC48.72 LD18.7 million km19.6 km/s
- Tue, Apr 27 · 01:36 UTC35.67 LD13.7 million km16.4 km/s
- Sun, Apr 25 · 12:03 UTC6.66 LD2.6 million km17.4 km/s
- Sat, Apr 24 · 09:13 UTC13.81 LD5.3 million km18 km/s
- Sun, Apr 27 · 00:21 UTC71.06 LD27.3 million km15.8 km/s
- Wed, Apr 22 · 18:17 UTC47.78 LD18.4 million km19.6 km/s
- Sat, Apr 26 · 09:42 UTC36.33 LD14 million km16.4 km/s
- Thu, Apr 25 · 21:25 UTC7.58 LD2.9 million km17.3 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.