Asteroid (2019 VL5)
Closest pass on 2026-Nov-13 16:45 TDB (Julian Date: 2461358.198261722)
Key Facts
- On 2026-Nov-13 16:45, asteroid (2019 VL5) passed Earth at a nominal distance of 9,550,000 km (24.8 lunar distances).
- At closest approach, the object was traveling at 9.94 km/s relative to Earth.
- The object has an estimated size of 23.9 m, which is about 2 school buses.
- The miss distance was just under 25 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
| Target | 24 m |
|---|---|
| Smaller | tennis court: 23.8 m |
| Larger | blue whale: 25 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 | 2019 VL5 |
|---|---|
| Full Object Name | (2019 VL5) |
| Nominal Miss Distance | 9,550,000 km (24.8 lunar distances / 0.0638196488393498 au) |
| 3-Sigma Minimum Distance | 9,547,179.367 km (24.837 LD) |
| Relative Velocity (v_rel) | 9.93811598395022 km/s (just over 11 rifle bullets) |
| Velocity at Infinity (v_inf) | 9.93391408400691 km/s |
| Time Uncertainty (3-sigma) | < 00:01 |
| Absolute Magnitude (H) | 25.86 mag |
| Orbit Solution ID | 9 (NASA JPL Small-Body Database) |
| Inside Moon Orbit | No |
| Inside Geostationary Ring | No |
Cite this page
Permanent URL: https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-13/2019-vl5/ | Machine-readable twin: index.json
APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Asteroid (2019 VL5) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-13 16:45. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-13/2019-vl5/MLA:
"Asteroid (2019 VL5) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-13 16:45." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-13/2019-vl5/.BibTeX:
@misc{approach_2019VL5_202613,
title = {Asteroid (2019 VL5) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-13 16:45},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-13/2019-vl5/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS CAD API}
}