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2026 AX1

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(2026 AX1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.234 AU
True anomaly
199.18°
Distance from Earth
0.763 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 AX1 — 1.234 AU from the Sun 2026 AX1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 AX1 is 0.763 AU from Earth today (6.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 03m 50s
Declination
+48° 02′ 23″
Constellation
Ursa Major
Distance from Earth
0.76 AU
Elongation from the Sun
88.21° — 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
0.973 AU
Eccentricity
0.2985
Inclination
24.07°
Orbital period
350.3 days
Perihelion
0.682 AU
Aphelion
1.263 AU
Longitude of ascending node
292.01°
Argument of periapsis
291.85°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.0 LD
0.0102 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.104

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
85
Data arc
7 days
First observed
10 January 2026
Last observed
17 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 32 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 AX1 at 2049-01-14 23:18 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2049-01-14 23:18 UTC close approach of 2026 AX1. Catalogue miss distance 46.9 LD · 1.8 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2049-01-11 to 2049-01-17, 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 46.9 LD · 1.8 × 10⁷ km 2049-01-14 23:18 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2049-01-14 23:18 UTC close approach of 2026 AX1. Catalogue miss distance 46.9 LD · 1.8 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2049-01-11 to 2049-01-17, 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
2034-01-03 17:11:00 Venus 0.0673 AU 26.2 LD 17.6 km/s
2042-08-19 03:16:00 Venus 0.0947 AU 36.9 LD 20.4 km/s
2049-01-14 23:18:00 Earth 0.1205 AU 46.9 LD 13.4 km/s
2050-01-09 21:08:00 Earth 0.1286 AU 50.0 LD 17.9 km/s
2066-08-13 04:18:00 Venus 0.0576 AU 22.4 LD 17.9 km/s
2073-01-12 13:19:00 Earth 0.0319 AU 12.4 LD 15.8 km/s
2075-03-28 02:18:00 Venus 0.0901 AU 35.1 LD 20.3 km/s
2116-06-10 16:04:00 Venus 0.1291 AU 50.3 LD 16.7 km/s
2118-01-16 05:53:00 Earth 0.0996 AU 38.8 LD 13.7 km/s
2119-01-10 09:29:00 Earth 0.1586 AU 61.7 LD 18.6 km/s

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

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