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Small Asteroid 2025 QD8 Makes Safe Flyby Inside Lunar Distance Today

NASA’s tracking shows a closest approach near 218,000 kilometers with no impact risk, accompanied by a live Virtual Telescope Project stream.

Overview

  • CNEOS data place the closest approach at roughly 218,000 kilometers from Earth, about 0.57 times the EarthMoon distance.
  • Size estimates cluster in the 17–38 meter range, contradicting an outlier report that misstated the object as tens of kilometers wide.
  • The asteroid’s relative speed is reported at approximately 45,000–46,000 kilometers per hour.
  • NASA indicates the pass poses no hazard to Earth or the Moon for this encounter.
  • The Virtual Telescope Project is hosting a live YouTube view from telescopes in Manciano, Italy during the flyby.