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2019 XL

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(2019 XL)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.81 AU
True anomaly
112.43°
Distance from Earth
0.244 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 XL — 0.81 AU from the Sun 2019 XL
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 XL is 0.244 AU from Earth today (2.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 42m 38s
Declination
+03° 18′ 24″
Constellation
Serpens
Distance from Earth
0.24 AU
Elongation from the Sun
35.73° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.79 AU
Eccentricity
0.3084
Inclination
7.74°
Orbital period
256.6 days
Perihelion
0.547 AU
Aphelion
1.034 AU
Longitude of ascending node
252.89°
Argument of periapsis
10.1°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 11.7 LD
0.0301 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.32

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
26
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
2 December 2019
Last observed
3 December 2019
Residual RMS
0.48 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.6

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 57 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 XL at 2026-11-17 19:30 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-17 19:30 UTC close approach of 2019 XL. Catalogue miss distance 39.8 LD · 1.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-20, 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 39.8 LD · 1.53 × 10⁷ km 2026-11-17 19:30 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-17 19:30 UTC close approach of 2019 XL. Catalogue miss distance 39.8 LD · 1.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-20, 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
2026-10-03 11:56:00 Venus 0.1381 AU 53.7 LD 10.7 km/s
2026-11-17 19:30:00 Earth 0.1023 AU 39.8 LD 10.4 km/s
2029-06-13 04:12:00 Earth 0.469 AU 182.5 LD 17.4 km/s
2031-07-20 07:15:00 Mercury 0.0895 AU 34.8 LD 13.5 km/s
2031-07-20 07:15:00 Merc 0.0895 AU 34.8 LD 13.5 km/s
2031-09-04 07:51:00 Venus 0.1402 AU 54.5 LD 9.9 km/s
2032-01-12 17:26:00 Earth 0.1676 AU 65.2 LD 11.7 km/s
2033-11-19 08:55:00 Earth 0.2527 AU 98.3 LD 15.4 km/s
2039-12-24 12:31:00 Merc 0.0866 AU 33.7 LD 13.1 km/s
2039-12-24 12:31:00 Mercury 0.0866 AU 33.7 LD 13.1 km/s

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

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