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2019 FB2

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(2019 FB2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.043 AU
True anomaly
230.42°
Distance from Earth
1.464 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 FB2 — 1.043 AU from the Sun 2019 FB2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 FB2 is 1.464 AU from Earth today (12.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 53m 18s
Declination
-14° 55′ 04″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
1.46 AU
Elongation from the Sun
45.29° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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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
0.924 AU
Eccentricity
0.3615
Inclination
11.29°
Orbital period
324.3 days
Perihelion
0.59 AU
Aphelion
1.258 AU
Longitude of ascending node
188.3°
Argument of periapsis
237.51°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.3 LD
0.0007 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.404

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
74
Data arc
7 days
First observed
31 March 2019
Last observed
7 April 2019
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.5

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 81 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 FB2 at 2027-03-29 13:52 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-29 13:52 UTC close approach of 2019 FB2. Catalogue miss distance 17.9 LD · 6.88 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-26 to 2027-04-01, 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 17.9 LD · 6.88 × 10⁶ km 2027-03-29 13:52 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-29 13:52 UTC close approach of 2019 FB2. Catalogue miss distance 17.9 LD · 6.88 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-26 to 2027-04-01, 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
2027-03-29 13:52:00 Earth 0.046 AU 17.9 LD 10.4 km/s
2027-12-03 12:04:00 Earth 0.4175 AU 162.5 LD 15.4 km/s
2028-09-01 01:08:00 Earth 0.2514 AU 97.9 LD 9.2 km/s
2035-04-02 22:55:00 Earth 0.1373 AU 53.5 LD 8.6 km/s
2035-11-21 23:06:00 Earth 0.4141 AU 161.2 LD 15.7 km/s
2036-08-12 14:25:00 Earth 0.2006 AU 78.1 LD 8.9 km/s
2042-04-14 03:10:00 Earth 0.4286 AU 166.8 LD 24 km/s
2043-04-17 22:38:00 Earth 0.2201 AU 85.7 LD 8.4 km/s
2043-11-09 07:58:00 Earth 0.4028 AU 156.8 LD 15.5 km/s
2044-08-01 20:29:00 Earth 0.1759 AU 68.4 LD 11.3 km/s

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

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