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2021 AG6

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(2021 AG6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.768 AU
True anomaly
111.94°
Distance from Earth
0.542 AU
As of
16 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 2021 AG6 — 0.768 AU from the Sun 2021 AG6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2021 AG6 is 0.542 AU from Earth today (4.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 11m 29s
Declination
+01° 50′ 01″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
0.54 AU
Elongation from the Sun
50.04° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.756 AU
Eccentricity
0.3288
Inclination
7°
Orbital period
240 days
Perihelion
0.507 AU
Aphelion
1.004 AU
Longitude of ascending node
117°
Argument of periapsis
186.33°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.9 LD
0.0152 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.599

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
34
Data arc
4 days
First observed
13 January 2021
Last observed
17 January 2021
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.88

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 127 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2021 AG6 at 2027-02-09 01:56 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-09 01:56 UTC close approach of 2021 AG6. Catalogue miss distance 150.5 LD · 5.79 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-06 to 2027-02-12, 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 150.5 LD · 5.79 × 10⁷ km 2027-02-09 01:56 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-09 01:56 UTC close approach of 2021 AG6. Catalogue miss distance 150.5 LD · 5.79 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-06 to 2027-02-12, 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
2026-09-18 00:53:00 Earth 0.4503 AU 175.2 LD 14.2 km/s
2027-02-09 01:56:00 Earth 0.3868 AU 150.5 LD 19.7 km/s
2028-01-29 21:59:00 Venus 0.1396 AU 54.3 LD 18.1 km/s
2028-08-29 17:34:00 Earth 0.4831 AU 188.0 LD 17.1 km/s
2036-06-22 11:31:00 Earth 0.489 AU 190.3 LD 17.5 km/s
2037-04-12 09:54:00 Venus 0.1108 AU 43.1 LD 7.6 km/s
2038-01-08 02:21:00 Earth 0.4289 AU 166.9 LD 21.3 km/s
2038-06-04 13:49:00 Earth 0.4603 AU 179.1 LD 14.9 km/s
2040-01-03 02:04:00 Earth 0.2621 AU 102.0 LD 15.5 km/s
2040-05-13 23:44:00 Earth 0.4131 AU 160.8 LD 11.1 km/s

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

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