Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

Asteroid 2026 JH2, about 20 meters wide, will pass roughly 57,000 miles from Earth on May 18.

It is the closest tracked near-Earth object expected in the coming months, but experts say it is not hazardous.

Observers may be able to spot it with a telescope or watch a Virtual Telescope livestream.

The flyby is a notable close encounter that highlights how astronomers monitor and classify near-Earth objects.