Close Approach Record

Asteroid (2023 VE6)

Closest pass on 2026-Nov-17 06:46 TDB (Julian Date: 2461361.781963406)

Key Facts

  • On 2026-Nov-17 06:46, asteroid (2023 VE6) passed Earth at a nominal distance of 7,050,000 km (18.3 lunar distances).
  • At closest approach, the object was traveling at 10.1 km/s relative to Earth.
  • The object has an estimated size of 13.1 m, which is about the size of a school bus.
  • The miss distance was about 18 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

school bus 12 m Asteroid 2023 VE6 about the size of a school bus ~13 m tennis court 23.8 m
Scale ladder data
Target13 m
Smallerschool bus: 12 m
Largertennis court: 23.8 m

Object size compared to known reference benchmarks.

Miss Distance Orbital Dial

Moon Orbit (1 LD = 384,400 km) 18.3 LD Earth

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

Astrometric & Orbital Parameters

Designation2023 VE6
Full Object Name(2023 VE6)
Nominal Miss Distance7,050,000 km (18.3 lunar distances / 0.0470991947664407 au)
3-Sigma Minimum Distance2,302,492.963 km (5.990 LD)
Relative Velocity (v_rel)10.1012078051812 km/s (just over 11 rifle bullets)
Velocity at Infinity (v_inf)10.0956057676574 km/s
Time Uncertainty (3-sigma)5_03:28
Absolute Magnitude (H)27.16 mag
Orbit Solution ID4 (NASA JPL Small-Body Database)
Inside Moon OrbitNo
Inside Geostationary RingNo

Cite this page

Permanent URL: https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-17/2023-ve6/ | Machine-readable twin: index.json

APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Asteroid (2023 VE6) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-17 06:46. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-17/2023-ve6/
MLA:
"Asteroid (2023 VE6) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-17 06:46." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-17/2023-ve6/.
BibTeX:
@misc{approach_2023VE6_202617,
  title = {Asteroid (2023 VE6) Close Approach on 2026-Nov-17 06:46},
  author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Nov-17/2023-ve6/},
  note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS CAD API}
}