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2019 GA

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(2019 GA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.34 AU
True anomaly
177.53°
Distance from Earth
2.287 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 2019 GA — 1.34 AU from the Sun 2019 GA
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 GA is 2.287 AU from Earth today (19.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 34m 51s
Declination
-15° 09′ 32″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
2.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
13.66° — 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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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
0.873 AU
Eccentricity
0.5375
Inclination
1.55°
Orbital period
297.8 days
Perihelion
0.404 AU
Aphelion
1.342 AU
Longitude of ascending node
51.96°
Argument of periapsis
1.69°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.2 LD
0.0186 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.653

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
159
Data arc
5.12 years
First observed
1 April 2019
Last observed
14 May 2024
Residual RMS
0.37 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.59

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 132 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 GA at 2028-04-02 07:58 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-04-02 07:58 UTC close approach of 2019 GA. Catalogue miss distance 63.0 LD · 2.42 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-03-30 to 2028-04-05, 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 63.0 LD · 2.42 × 10⁷ km 2028-04-02 07:58 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-04-02 07:58 UTC close approach of 2019 GA. Catalogue miss distance 63.0 LD · 2.42 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-03-30 to 2028-04-05, 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
2028-04-02 07:58:00 Earth 0.1618 AU 63.0 LD 11.5 km/s
2029-06-28 22:57:00 Earth 0.0197 AU 7.7 LD 15.4 km/s
2032-10-30 10:31:00 Venus 0.0895 AU 34.8 LD 15.5 km/s
2034-07-18 04:27:00 Merc 0.0979 AU 38.1 LD 5.4 km/s
2034-07-18 04:27:00 Mercury 0.0979 AU 38.1 LD 5.4 km/s
2035-04-13 02:39:00 Venus 0.0234 AU 9.1 LD 20.6 km/s
2037-09-23 08:53:00 Venus 0.1373 AU 53.4 LD 26.4 km/s
2038-06-23 12:56:00 Earth 0.1984 AU 77.2 LD 21.5 km/s
2038-09-23 03:06:00 Venus 0.0925 AU 36.0 LD 24.1 km/s
2041-03-05 06:03:00 Venus 0.0401 AU 15.6 LD 18.2 km/s

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

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