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2019 MH1

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(2019 MH1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.357 AU
True anomaly
2.11°
Distance from Earth
1.089 AU
As of
19 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 MH1 — 0.357 AU from the Sun 2019 MH1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 MH1 is 1.089 AU from Earth today (9.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 32m 58s
Declination
-00° 26′ 36″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.09 AU
Elongation from the Sun
18.94° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.827 AU
Eccentricity
0.5691
Inclination
17.65°
Orbital period
274.8 days
Perihelion
0.356 AU
Aphelion
1.298 AU
Longitude of ascending node
93.46°
Argument of periapsis
27.46°
Epoch · J2000
2458659.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 19.7 LD
0.0505 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.916

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
19
Data arc
4 days
First observed
23 June 2019
Last observed
27 June 2019
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 September 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.71

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 22 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 MH1 at 2028-06-19 07:19 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-06-19 07:19 UTC close approach of 2019 MH1. Catalogue miss distance 61.8 LD · 2.38 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-06-16 to 2028-06-22, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 61.8 LD · 2.38 × 10⁷ km 2028-06-19 07:19 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-06-19 07:19 UTC close approach of 2019 MH1. Catalogue miss distance 61.8 LD · 2.38 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-06-16 to 2028-06-22, 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 north 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
2028-05-26 05:49:00 Venus 0.139 AU 54.1 LD 24.9 km/s
2028-06-19 07:19:00 Earth 0.1588 AU 61.8 LD 21.4 km/s
2029-08-26 20:25:00 Earth 0.3328 AU 129.5 LD 21.1 km/s
2031-06-21 22:38:00 Earth 0.2151 AU 83.7 LD 23.1 km/s
2032-08-28 09:37:00 Earth 0.3055 AU 118.9 LD 19.3 km/s
2034-06-23 20:41:00 Earth 0.2726 AU 106.1 LD 25 km/s
2035-08-30 08:26:00 Earth 0.288 AU 112.1 LD 17.4 km/s
2037-06-25 23:29:00 Earth 0.3313 AU 128.9 LD 26.9 km/s
2038-08-30 03:23:00 Earth 0.2819 AU 109.7 LD 15.7 km/s

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

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