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2026 BX1

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(2026 BX1)

2026 BX1 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.56 AU to 1.41 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 357.8 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 20 January 2026.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.665 AU
True anomaly
60.52°
Distance from Earth
0.336 AU
As of
2 November 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 — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 BX1 — 0.665 AU from the Sun 2026 BX1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 BX1 is 0.336 AU from Earth today (2.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 48m 41s
Declination
-04° 52′ 20″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
0.33 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.85° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
0.986 AU
Eccentricity
0.4288
Inclination
5.35°
Orbital period
357.8 days
Perihelion
0.563 AU
Aphelion
1.409 AU
Longitude of ascending node
306.75°
Argument of periapsis
32.24°
Epoch · J2000
2461059.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 19.1 LD
0.0492 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.058

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
26
Data arc
2 days
First observed
18 January 2026
Last observed
20 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.39

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 6 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-11-11 06:39:00 Venus 0.0869 AU 33.8 LD 16.1 km/s
2099-03-06 10:25:00 Venus 0.096 AU 37.4 LD 18.8 km/s
2152-02-01 22:42:00 Venus 0.0908 AU 35.4 LD 18.6 km/s

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

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