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2004 FG29

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(2004 FG29)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.863 AU
True anomaly
117.77°
Distance from Earth
0.879 AU
As of
20 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2004 FG29 — 0.863 AU from the Sun 2004 FG29
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 FG29 is 0.879 AU from Earth today (7.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 15m 26s
Declination
+07° 14′ 58″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
54.54° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.878 AU
Eccentricity
0.4929
Inclination
3.43°
Orbital period
300.7 days
Perihelion
0.445 AU
Aphelion
1.311 AU
Longitude of ascending node
182.89°
Argument of periapsis
142.56°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.9 LD
0.0101 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.637

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
45
Data arc
2 days
First observed
29 March 2004
Last observed
31 March 2004
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 76 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2004 FG29 at 2027-03-14 11:16 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-14 11:16 UTC close approach of 2004 FG29. Catalogue miss distance 99.8 LD · 3.84 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-11 to 2027-03-17, 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 99.8 LD · 3.84 × 10⁷ km 2027-03-14 11:16 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-14 11:16 UTC close approach of 2004 FG29. Catalogue miss distance 99.8 LD · 3.84 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-11 to 2027-03-17, 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
2027-03-14 11:16:00 Earth 0.2565 AU 99.8 LD 11 km/s
2032-04-01 13:51:00 Earth 0.0351 AU 13.7 LD 15.9 km/s
2035-01-14 10:18:00 Earth 0.4711 AU 183.3 LD 30 km/s
2036-02-12 17:36:00 Earth 0.3257 AU 126.8 LD 11.7 km/s
2037-03-19 13:30:00 Earth 0.4058 AU 157.9 LD 27.8 km/s
2039-12-30 23:33:00 Earth 0.1079 AU 42.0 LD 17.6 km/s
2041-03-20 11:28:00 Earth 0.2226 AU 86.6 LD 10.8 km/s
2045-01-13 23:44:00 Earth 0.2449 AU 95.3 LD 10.8 km/s
2046-03-31 03:21:00 Earth 0.1117 AU 43.5 LD 18.3 km/s
2049-01-10 14:51:00 Earth 0.3943 AU 153.4 LD 27.4 km/s

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

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