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2019 HH3

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(2019 HH3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.068 AU
True anomaly
191.71°
Distance from Earth
1.958 AU
As of
15 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 HH3 — 1.068 AU from the Sun 2019 HH3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 HH3 is 1.958 AU from Earth today (16.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 33m 54s
Declination
-18° 44′ 26″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.96 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.01° — too close to the Sun to observe

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

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
0.721 AU
Eccentricity
0.5133
Inclination
13.56°
Orbital period
223.8 days
Perihelion
0.351 AU
Aphelion
1.092 AU
Longitude of ascending node
32.02°
Argument of periapsis
15.93°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 10.4 LD
0.0267 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.834

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
42
Data arc
2 days
First observed
25 April 2019
Last observed
27 April 2019
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.5

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 135 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 HH3 at 2027-05-07 05:06 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-05-07 05:06 UTC close approach of 2019 HH3. Catalogue miss distance 42.2 LD · 1.62 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-05-04 to 2027-05-10, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 42.2 LD · 1.62 × 10⁷ km 2027-05-07 05:06 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-05-07 05:06 UTC close approach of 2019 HH3. Catalogue miss distance 42.2 LD · 1.62 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-05-04 to 2027-05-10, 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 south 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
2027-05-07 05:06:00 Earth 0.1084 AU 42.2 LD 11.2 km/s
2029-06-23 13:02:00 Merc 0.0529 AU 20.6 LD 12.1 km/s
2029-06-23 13:02:00 Mercury 0.0529 AU 20.6 LD 12.1 km/s
2030-04-14 22:52:00 Earth 0.1308 AU 50.9 LD 16.2 km/s
2032-05-23 04:56:00 Earth 0.3938 AU 153.3 LD 23.5 km/s
2033-04-25 22:57:00 Earth 0.4714 AU 183.4 LD 27.6 km/s
2035-05-26 07:50:00 Earth 0.147 AU 57.2 LD 12.9 km/s
2038-04-20 11:56:00 Earth 0.0442 AU 17.2 LD 11.7 km/s
2041-04-18 05:16:00 Earth 0.2708 AU 105.4 LD 20.8 km/s
2043-05-28 01:27:00 Earth 0.2735 AU 106.4 LD 18.9 km/s

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

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