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2010 GB6

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(2010 GB6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.076 AU
True anomaly
159.57°
Distance from Earth
2.028 AU
As of
20 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2010 GB6 — 1.076 AU from the Sun 2010 GB6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 GB6 is 2.028 AU from Earth today (16.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 53m 06s
Declination
-09° 43′ 28″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
12.26° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.882 AU
Eccentricity
0.2449
Inclination
35.31°
Orbital period
302.6 days
Perihelion
0.666 AU
Aphelion
1.098 AU
Longitude of ascending node
195.13°
Argument of periapsis
187.95°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 36.7 LD
0.0944 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.551

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
90
Data arc
15.01 years
First observed
5 April 2010
Last observed
10 April 2025
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 April 2025

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.07 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.142
Absolute magnitude (H)
22.07

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 50 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2010 GB6 at 2039-04-04 10:32 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-04-04 10:32 UTC close approach of 2010 GB6. Catalogue miss distance 43.0 LD · 1.65 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-04-01 to 2039-04-07, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 43.0 LD · 1.65 × 10⁷ km 2039-04-04 10:32 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-04-04 10:32 UTC close approach of 2010 GB6. Catalogue miss distance 43.0 LD · 1.65 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-04-01 to 2039-04-07, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. 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
2039-04-04 10:32:00 Earth 0.1105 AU 43.0 LD 17.4 km/s
2039-09-17 17:28:00 Venus 0.0587 AU 22.9 LD 24.6 km/s
2044-04-05 15:28:00 Earth 0.1258 AU 49.0 LD 17.3 km/s
2058-10-07 07:22:00 Venus 0.131 AU 51.0 LD 25.3 km/s
2061-04-02 02:49:00 Venus 0.0793 AU 30.9 LD 24.8 km/s
2068-04-04 01:00:00 Earth 0.1014 AU 39.5 LD 17.3 km/s
2073-04-06 06:44:00 Earth 0.1373 AU 53.4 LD 17.4 km/s
2080-04-22 08:00:00 Venus 0.0775 AU 30.2 LD 24.8 km/s
2082-10-17 03:09:00 Venus 0.1334 AU 51.9 LD 25.3 km/s
2092-04-02 20:46:00 Earth 0.1895 AU 73.8 LD 18.2 km/s

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

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