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2019 VT

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(2019 VT)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.262 AU
True anomaly
202.52°
Distance from Earth
1.374 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 VT — 1.262 AU from the Sun 2019 VT
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 VT is 1.374 AU from Earth today (11.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 57m 31s
Declination
+16° 52′ 27″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.37 AU
Elongation from the Sun
61.94° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.876 AU
Eccentricity
0.6143
Inclination
4.55°
Orbital period
299.6 days
Perihelion
0.338 AU
Aphelion
1.415 AU
Longitude of ascending node
17.69°
Argument of periapsis
241.09°
Epoch · J2000
2458789.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.6 LD
0.0246 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.583

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
51
Data arc
2 days
First observed
2 November 2019
Last observed
4 November 2019
Residual RMS
0.3 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 April 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.45

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 37 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 VT at 2028-11-01 12:04 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-11-01 12:04 UTC close approach of 2019 VT. Catalogue miss distance 48.2 LD · 1.85 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-10-29 to 2028-11-04, 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 48.2 LD · 1.85 × 10⁷ km 2028-11-01 12:04 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-11-01 12:04 UTC close approach of 2019 VT. Catalogue miss distance 48.2 LD · 1.85 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-10-29 to 2028-11-04, 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
2028-11-01 12:04:00 Earth 0.1239 AU 48.2 LD 22.9 km/s
2110-10-30 05:56:00 Earth 0.1344 AU 52.3 LD 15.5 km/s
2117-01-22 22:14:00 Earth 0.0915 AU 35.6 LD 20.7 km/s
2119-10-30 09:49:00 Earth 0.0646 AU 25.1 LD 17.4 km/s
2126-01-24 18:45:00 Earth 0.0748 AU 29.1 LD 18.7 km/s
2128-10-30 15:47:00 Earth 0.0265 AU 10.3 LD 19.1 km/s
2135-01-25 23:04:00 Earth 0.1062 AU 41.3 LD 16.8 km/s
2137-11-01 19:40:00 Earth 0.0762 AU 29.7 LD 21.3 km/s
2185-04-13 06:02:00 Mercury 0.0916 AU 35.6 LD 41.6 km/s
2185-04-13 06:02:00 Merc 0.0916 AU 35.6 LD 41.6 km/s

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

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