Asteroid (2020 GE1)
Closest pass on 2026-Sep-24 16:50 TDB (Julian Date: 2461308.201493858)
Key Facts
- On 2026-Sep-24 16:50, asteroid (2020 GE1) passed Earth at a nominal distance of 10,800,000 km (28.2 lunar distances).
- At closest approach, the object was traveling at 5.55 km/s relative to Earth.
- The object has an estimated size of 13.5 m, which is about the size of a school bus.
- The miss distance was just over 28 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 | 14 m |
|---|---|
| Smaller | school bus: 12 m |
| Larger | tennis court: 23.8 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 | 2020 GE1 |
|---|---|
| Full Object Name | (2020 GE1) |
| Nominal Miss Distance | 10,800,000 km (28.2 lunar distances / 0.0723430518241251 au) |
| 3-Sigma Minimum Distance | 10,755,716.11 km (27.981 LD) |
| Relative Velocity (v_rel) | 5.55189867635104 km/s (0.725 times the size of a ISS orbital velocity) |
| Velocity at Infinity (v_inf) | 5.54526073054796 km/s |
| Time Uncertainty (3-sigma) | 01:47 |
| Absolute Magnitude (H) | 27.1 mag |
| Orbit Solution ID | 10 (NASA JPL Small-Body Database) |
| Inside Moon Orbit | No |
| Inside Geostationary Ring | No |
Cite this page
Permanent URL: https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Sep-24/2020-ge1/ | Machine-readable twin: index.json
APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Asteroid (2020 GE1) Close Approach on 2026-Sep-24 16:50. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Sep-24/2020-ge1/MLA:
"Asteroid (2020 GE1) Close Approach on 2026-Sep-24 16:50." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Sep-24/2020-ge1/.BibTeX:
@misc{approach_2020GE1_202624,
title = {Asteroid (2020 GE1) Close Approach on 2026-Sep-24 16:50},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/approaches/2026-Sep-24/2020-ge1/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS CAD API}
}