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2019 AP6

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(2019 AP6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.979 AU
True anomaly
205.06°
Distance from Earth
1.658 AU
As of
16 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 2019 AP6 — 0.979 AU from the Sun 2019 AP6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 AP6 is 1.658 AU from Earth today (13.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 27m 35s
Declination
+04° 15′ 47″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.66 AU
Elongation from the Sun
32.63° — 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
0.74 AU
Eccentricity
0.4111
Inclination
7.08°
Orbital period
232.3 days
Perihelion
0.436 AU
Aphelion
1.044 AU
Longitude of ascending node
327.2°
Argument of periapsis
325.13°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 8.4 LD
0.0216 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.717

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
194
Data arc
7.11 years
First observed
7 January 2019
Last observed
16 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.98

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 246 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 AP6 at 2032-12-23 09:28 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-23 09:28 UTC close approach of 2019 AP6. Catalogue miss distance 39.9 LD · 1.54 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-20 to 2032-12-26, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 21 Dec 26 Dec 39.9 LD · 1.54 × 10⁷ km 2032-12-23 09:28 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-23 09:28 UTC close approach of 2019 AP6. Catalogue miss distance 39.9 LD · 1.54 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-20 to 2032-12-26, 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 north 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
2027-01-06 23:08:00 Mercury 0.0234 AU 9.1 LD 16.4 km/s
2027-01-06 23:08:00 Merc 0.0234 AU 9.1 LD 16.4 km/s
2028-11-22 00:49:00 Merc 0.0611 AU 23.8 LD 20.9 km/s
2028-11-22 00:49:00 Mercury 0.0611 AU 23.8 LD 20.9 km/s
2031-12-27 05:22:00 Venus 0.0939 AU 36.5 LD 14.1 km/s
2032-12-23 09:28:00 Earth 0.1026 AU 39.9 LD 9.3 km/s
2035-11-30 04:54:00 Merc 0.019 AU 7.4 LD 15.4 km/s
2035-11-30 04:54:00 Mercury 0.019 AU 7.4 LD 15.4 km/s
2036-09-02 19:57:00 Venus 0.1278 AU 49.7 LD 12 km/s
2037-04-20 04:00:00 Venus 0.1398 AU 54.4 LD 19.3 km/s

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

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