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2026 BS7

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(2026 BS7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.249 AU
True anomaly
191.58°
Distance from Earth
1.065 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 BS7 — 1.249 AU from the Sun 2026 BS7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 BS7 is 1.065 AU from Earth today (8.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 08m 46s
Declination
+15° 53′ 22″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
1.06 AU
Elongation from the Sun
74.59° — 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
0.939 AU
Eccentricity
0.3446
Inclination
0.49°
Orbital period
332.2 days
Perihelion
0.615 AU
Aphelion
1.262 AU
Longitude of ascending node
204.1°
Argument of periapsis
48.93°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.7 LD
0.0017 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.341

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
25
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
30 January 2026
Last observed
31 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
31 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.55

Discovery & classification

Listed by JPL impact monitoring; see the Sentry table for current probabilities.

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 36 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 BS7 at 2033-10-08 01:02 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-10-08 01:02 UTC close approach of 2026 BS7. Catalogue miss distance 26.4 LD · 1.01 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-10-05 to 2033-10-11, 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 26.4 LD · 1.01 × 10⁷ km 2033-10-08 01:02 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-10-08 01:02 UTC close approach of 2026 BS7. Catalogue miss distance 26.4 LD · 1.01 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-10-05 to 2033-10-11, 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
2027-04-03 10:20:00 Venus 0.0894 AU 34.8 LD 8.6 km/s
2028-12-24 21:04:00 Venus 0.0916 AU 35.6 LD 8.7 km/s
2030-10-03 22:24:00 Venus 0.0975 AU 37.9 LD 15 km/s
2033-10-08 01:02:00 Earth 0.0677 AU 26.4 LD 12.7 km/s
2036-02-05 04:06:00 Earth 0.0218 AU 8.5 LD 10 km/s
2043-10-11 21:19:00 Earth 0.1771 AU 68.9 LD 16 km/s
2048-03-26 00:18:00 Venus 0.0809 AU 31.5 LD 13.9 km/s
2064-10-05 18:59:00 Earth 0.0502 AU 19.5 LD 9.1 km/s
2067-02-02 11:55:00 Earth 0.0878 AU 34.2 LD 13.3 km/s
2072-10-27 17:45:00 Venus 0.0453 AU 17.6 LD 10.1 km/s

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

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