2019 GJ is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.82 AU to 1.14 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 354.6 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 9 July 2022.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 0.841 AU
- True anomaly
- 37.01°
- Distance from Earth
- 1.098 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 11h 47m 26s
- Declination
- +07° 54′ 41″
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Distance from Earth
- 1.1 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 47.07° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn
Visible from both hemispheres.
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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
- 0.98 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1675
- Inclination
- 8.06°
- Orbital period
- 354.6 days
- Perihelion
- 0.816 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.145 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 11.08°
- Argument of periapsis
- 65.03°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 7.0 LD
- 0.0179 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.155
Orbit quality
Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).
- Observations used
- 75
- Data arc
- 37 days
- First observed
- 2 April 2019
- Last observed
- 9 May 2019
- Residual RMS
- 0.55 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 9 July 2022
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 24.33
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 84 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2050-04-10 21:18 UTC close approach of 2019 GJ. Catalogue miss distance 178.3 LD · 6.86 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2050-04-07 to 2050-04-13, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2035-07-05 22:16:00 | Venus | 0.1375 AU | 53.5 LD | 0.6 km/s |
| 2050-04-10 21:18:00 | Earth | 0.4583 AU | 178.3 LD | 18.7 km/s |
| 2051-04-03 10:50:00 | Earth | 0.2809 AU | 109.3 LD | 13.5 km/s |
| 2052-03-27 08:22:00 | Earth | 0.1025 AU | 39.9 LD | 8.5 km/s |
| 2053-03-31 20:54:00 | Earth | 0.0731 AU | 28.4 LD | 4.9 km/s |
| 2053-12-24 15:24:00 | Earth | 0.2051 AU | 79.8 LD | 5.3 km/s |
| 2054-01-05 00:51:00 | Venus | 0.1465 AU | 57.0 LD | 2.9 km/s |
| 2054-05-24 04:44:00 | Earth | 0.1834 AU | 71.4 LD | 4.6 km/s |
| 2054-11-05 08:30:00 | Earth | 0.1754 AU | 68.3 LD | 6 km/s |
| 2055-09-19 05:33:00 | Earth | 0.0915 AU | 35.6 LD | 5.6 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB