Asteroid at 480858 (2001 PT9)
Reported by NEOWS 174 days ago.
What the source measured
NEOWS reported: Asteroid 480858 (2001 PT9) will pass within 0.0850 AU (12,722,858 km) of Earth on 2026-03-10. Estimated diameter: 0.171–0.382 km. Velocity: 10.7 km/s. Classified as Potentially Hazardous.
How we know
One source: NEOWS. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 14 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Asteroid |
| Severity | low |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 14 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 0.0000, 0.0000 |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-10T22:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2480858 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| AbsoluteMagnitude | 20.96 |
| DiameterMinKm | 0.17 |
| DiameterMaxKm | 0.38 |
| IsPotentiallyHazardous | true |
| CloseApproachDate | 2026-03-10 |
| MinDistAu | 0.09 |
| MinDistKm | 12722857.65 |
| VelocityKms | 10.65 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a asteroid event with CalamityScore 14/100, at 480858 (2001 PT9), based on data from neows. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.