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2019 FJ

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(2019 FJ)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.32 AU
True anomaly
37.18°
Distance from Earth
0.786 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 FJ — 0.32 AU from the Sun 2019 FJ
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 FJ is 0.786 AU from Earth today (6.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 22m 58s
Declination
-17° 02′ 55″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
0.78 AU
Elongation from the Sun
15.59° — too close to the Sun to observe

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

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
0.762 AU
Eccentricity
0.6128
Inclination
44.44°
Orbital period
243.1 days
Perihelion
0.295 AU
Aphelion
1.229 AU
Longitude of ascending node
156.89°
Argument of periapsis
150.21°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.5 LD
0.0194 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.258

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
106
Data arc
5.98 years
First observed
18 March 2019
Last observed
10 March 2025
Residual RMS
0.49 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 March 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 117 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2032-02-12 11:42:00 Merc 0.0549 AU 21.4 LD 56.2 km/s
2032-02-12 11:42:00 Mercury 0.0549 AU 21.4 LD 56.2 km/s
2043-06-07 09:49:00 Merc 0.0507 AU 19.7 LD 52.6 km/s
2043-06-07 09:49:00 Mercury 0.0507 AU 19.7 LD 52.6 km/s
2054-09-30 13:39:00 Merc 0.0755 AU 29.4 LD 50.3 km/s
2054-09-30 13:39:00 Mercury 0.0755 AU 29.4 LD 50.3 km/s
2057-05-29 12:59:00 Merc 0.0864 AU 33.6 LD 59.9 km/s
2057-05-29 12:59:00 Mercury 0.0864 AU 33.6 LD 59.9 km/s
2066-01-24 05:37:00 Merc 0.0945 AU 36.8 LD 49.3 km/s
2066-01-24 05:37:00 Mercury 0.0945 AU 36.8 LD 49.3 km/s

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

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