Asteroid 524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68)
Closest pass on 2026-Nov-02 19:10 TDB (Julian Date: 2461347.298327385)
Key Facts
- On 2026-Nov-02 19:10, asteroid 524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68) passed Earth at a nominal distance of 6,020,000 km (15.7 lunar distances).
- At closest approach, the object was traveling at 8.72 km/s relative to Earth.
- The object has an estimated size of 277 m, which is 0.839 times the size of a Eiffel Tower.
- The miss distance was about 16 times the distance to the Moon.
- Hazard classification: 140 to 1,000 meters. Causes widespread continental destruction, severe climatic cooling from injected dust, and potentially lethal ocean tsunamis if hitting water; Congress designated 140 meters as the threshold for mandatory congressional NEO tracking.
Visual Scale Comparison
| Target | 277 m |
|---|---|
| Smaller | Great Pyramid: 138 m |
| Larger | Eiffel Tower: 330 m |
Object size compared to known reference benchmarks.
Miss Distance Orbital Dial
Concentric orbital rings showing Earth, Moon orbit, and asteroid trajectory.
Astrometric & Orbital Parameters
| Designation | 524522 |
|---|---|
| Full Object Name | 524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68) |
| Nominal Miss Distance | 6,020,000 km (15.7 lunar distances / 0.040231030395144 au) |
| 3-Sigma Minimum Distance | 6,018,469.679 km (15.657 LD) |
| Relative Velocity (v_rel) | 8.71731354084156 km/s (about 10 rifle bullets) |
| Velocity at Infinity (v_inf) | 8.70971276525961 km/s |
| Time Uncertainty (3-sigma) | < 00:01 |
| Absolute Magnitude (H) | 20.54 mag |
| Orbit Solution ID | 86 (NASA JPL Small-Body Database) |
| Inside Moon Orbit | No |
| Inside Geostationary Ring | No |
Cite this page
Permanent URL: https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-02/524522-zoozve-2002-ve68/ | Machine-readable twin: index.json
APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Asteroid 524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-02 19:10. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-02/524522-zoozve-2002-ve68/MLA:
"Asteroid 524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-02 19:10." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-02/524522-zoozve-2002-ve68/.BibTeX:
@misc{approach_524522_202602,
title = {Asteroid 524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-02 19:10},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-02/524522-zoozve-2002-ve68/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS CAD API}
}