Overview

• The near-Earth object reached closest approach around 07:41 GMT on Sept. 18 and is now receding, according to Russia’s Academy of Sciences.
• NASA and ESA state the 130–290 meter asteroid posed no collision risk during this pass despite its potentially hazardous designation.
• Coordinated observations included NASA’s Goldstone radar, worldwide optical tracking, and a Virtual Telescope Project livestream to refine size, shape, and orbit.
• The object was discovered by Pan-STARRS 2 in March 2025 and was removed from ESA’s risk list in May after improved orbital solutions.
• JPL forecasts note a distant encounter in 2089 and a closer pass projected for 2173 at roughly 320,000 km, with continued monitoring planned.