These objects are tracked and are NOT on a collision course with Earth. “If it hits” is a hypothetical to show scale.
Near-Earth object · discovered 2018-04-05
2018 GE (2018 GE)
30
watch score
How bigiEstimated from brightness and an assumed albedo. Radar or a spacecraft visit would tighten it.
14m
range 8–19 m
How closeiLD = lunar distance (~384,400 km). The closest the object's path brings it to Earth's centre.
0.00LD
range ≈0 km
How fastiVelocity relative to Earth at closest approach.
0km/s
range 0–0 km/s
CompositioniInferred from spectral type. Drives whether an impact would airburst or reach the ground.
Stony
range Stony (assumed)
If it hit — a scale comparison, not a forecast
How big is that, really?
Bus12 m
This object14 m
20-storey tower65 m
Stadium250 m
Eiffel Tower330 m
Impact energyiKinetic energy converted to TNT-equivalent, with the size and speed ranges propagated through.
65 kt
range 12 kt – 162 kt
Where that sits
Hiroshima
Chelyabinsk
Tunguska
Tsar Bomba
At this size and speed it would most likely airburst high in the atmosphere — energy between Hiroshima (Little Boy) (~0.015 Mt) and Chelyabinsk 2013 (~0.45 Mt), shown as a bracket, not a single number.
Far too faint for the eye or amateur telescopes (mag ≈ 27.5). Tracked by professional surveys only.
Is it on a risk list?
monitored
Listed by the CNEOS / ESA monitoring systems. A listing reflects orbit uncertainty, not an expected impact — odds typically fall toward zero as observations accumulate.