Close Approach Record

Asteroid (2015 VH65)

Closest pass on 2026-Nov-10 00:24 TDB (Julian Date: 2461354.516784707)

Key Facts

  • On 2026-Nov-10 00:24, asteroid (2015 VH65) passed Earth at a nominal distance of 3,730,000 km (9.69 lunar distances).
  • At closest approach, the object was traveling at 7.98 km/s relative to Earth.
  • The object has an estimated size of 10.2 m, which is about the size of a school bus.
  • The miss distance was about 10 times the distance to the Moon.
  • Hazard classification: 10 to 25 meters. Produces a powerful high-altitude shockwave capable of shattering windows, damaging roofs, and producing minor local injuries like the 2013 Chelyabinsk event.

Visual Scale Comparison

giraffe 5.5 m Asteroid 2015 VH65 about the size of a school bus ~10 m school bus 12 m
Scale ladder data
Target10 m
Smallergiraffe: 5.5 m
Largerschool bus: 12 m

Object size compared to known reference benchmarks.

Miss Distance Orbital Dial

Moon Orbit (1 LD = 384,400 km) 9.69 LD Earth

Concentric orbital rings showing Earth, Moon orbit, and asteroid trajectory.

Astrometric & Orbital Parameters

Designation2015 VH65
Full Object Name(2015 VH65)
Nominal Miss Distance3,730,000 km (9.69 lunar distances / 0.0249087786115373 au)
3-Sigma Minimum Distance2,784,610.991 km (7.244 LD)
Relative Velocity (v_rel)7.97537698967337 km/s (about the speed of a ISS orbital velocity)
Velocity at Infinity (v_inf)7.96195322442499 km/s
Time Uncertainty (3-sigma)1_02:01
Absolute Magnitude (H)27.7 mag
Orbit Solution ID7 (NASA JPL Small-Body Database)
Inside Moon OrbitNo
Inside Geostationary RingNo

Cite this page

Permanent URL: https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-10/2015-vh65/ | Machine-readable twin: index.json

APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Asteroid (2015 VH65) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-10 00:24. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-10/2015-vh65/
MLA:
"Asteroid (2015 VH65) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-10 00:24." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-10/2015-vh65/.
BibTeX:
@misc{approach_2015VH65_202610,
  title = {Asteroid (2015 VH65) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-10 00:24},
  author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-10/2015-vh65/},
  note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS CAD API}
}