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434326 (2004 JG6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.549 AU
True anomaly
251.34°
Distance from Earth
1.232 AU
As of
15 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 434326 — 0.549 AU from the Sun 434326
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 434326 is 1.232 AU from Earth today (10.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 52m 20s
Declination
-24° 23′ 08″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.22 AU
Elongation from the Sun
25.78° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.635 AU
Eccentricity
0.5311
Inclination
18.94°
Orbital period
184.9 days
Perihelion
0.298 AU
Aphelion
0.973 AU
Longitude of ascending node
37.01°
Argument of periapsis
353.01°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 15.2 LD
0.039 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.751

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
142
Data arc
17.05 years
First observed
11 May 2004
Last observed
29 May 2021
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
18.48

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LONEOS
Discovery date
11 May 2004
Discovery site
Anderson Mesa

Also known as 2004 JG6

Atira Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 294 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 434326 at 2035-04-21 22:22 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-04-21 22:22 UTC close approach of 434326. Catalogue miss distance 173.7 LD · 6.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-04-18 to 2035-04-24, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 173.7 LD · 6.68 × 10⁷ km 2035-04-21 22:22 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-04-21 22:22 UTC close approach of 434326. Catalogue miss distance 173.7 LD · 6.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-04-18 to 2035-04-24, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2031-05-25 22:01:00 Mercury 0.0606 AU 23.6 LD 18.1 km/s
2031-05-25 22:01:00 Merc 0.0606 AU 23.6 LD 18.1 km/s
2035-04-21 22:22:00 Earth 0.4464 AU 173.7 LD 25.8 km/s
2036-04-23 13:10:00 Earth 0.383 AU 149.0 LD 23.5 km/s
2036-06-20 23:19:00 Mercury 0.0327 AU 12.7 LD 18.3 km/s
2036-06-20 23:19:00 Merc 0.0327 AU 12.7 LD 18.3 km/s
2037-04-25 21:08:00 Earth 0.3198 AU 124.4 LD 21.3 km/s
2038-04-27 20:12:00 Earth 0.2575 AU 100.2 LD 19.1 km/s
2039-04-29 06:58:00 Earth 0.1969 AU 76.6 LD 17 km/s
2040-04-28 22:36:00 Earth 0.139 AU 54.1 LD 15.2 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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