Asteroid 2026 RW1 impacts Earth over Indian Ocean about 7 hours after discovery, becomes 13th known asteroid detected before impact
Asteroid 2026 RW1 — the 13th predicted Earth impactor — entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia at 16:07 UTC on September 6, 2026, about 7 hours and 22 minutes after its initial reported observation by the University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimated the object at 0.6–1.3 m (2.0–4.3 feet).
