Close Approach Record

Asteroid (2022 UP6)

Closest pass on 2026-Oct-15 20:59 TDB (Julian Date: 2461329.374468854)

Key Facts

  • On 2026-Oct-15 20:59, asteroid (2022 UP6) passed Earth at a nominal distance of 1,000,000 km (2.61 lunar distances).
  • At closest approach, the object was traveling at 9.02 km/s relative to Earth.
  • The object has an estimated size of 8.21 m, which is 0.684 times the size of a school bus.
  • The miss distance was about 2.5 times the distance to the Moon.
  • Hazard classification: Under 10 meters. Typically burns up harmlessly high in the upper atmosphere, producing a bright meteor fireball with negligible ground risk and occasional small meteorite fragments.

Visual Scale Comparison

giraffe 5.5 m Asteroid 2022 UP6 0.684 times the size of a school bus ~8 m school bus 12 m
Scale ladder data
Target8 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) 2.61 LD Earth

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

Astrometric & Orbital Parameters

Designation2022 UP6
Full Object Name(2022 UP6)
Nominal Miss Distance1,000,000 km (2.61 lunar distances / 0.00671765608540164 au)
3-Sigma Minimum Distance168,373.139 km (0.438 LD)
Relative Velocity (v_rel)9.02412770941962 km/s (just over 10 rifle bullets)
Velocity at Infinity (v_inf)8.98006706102954 km/s
Time Uncertainty (3-sigma)9_15:50
Absolute Magnitude (H)28.18 mag
Orbit Solution ID1 (NASA JPL Small-Body Database)
Inside Moon OrbitNo
Inside Geostationary RingNo

Cite this page

Permanent URL: https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-15/2022-up6/ | Machine-readable twin: index.json

APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Asteroid (2022 UP6) Close Approach on 2026-Oct-15 20:59. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-15/2022-up6/
MLA:
"Asteroid (2022 UP6) Close Approach on 2026-Oct-15 20:59." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-15/2022-up6/.
BibTeX:
@misc{approach_2022UP6_202615,
  title = {Asteroid (2022 UP6) Close Approach on 2026-Oct-15 20:59},
  author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Oct-15/2022-up6/},
  note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS CAD API}
}