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2026 CQ

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(2026 CQ)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.931 AU
True anomaly
90.2°
Distance from Earth
0.567 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 CQ — 0.931 AU from the Sun 2026 CQ
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 CQ is 0.567 AU from Earth today (4.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 35m 57s
Declination
+11° 16′ 15″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.57 AU
Elongation from the Sun
66.83° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.936 AU
Eccentricity
0.0749
Inclination
1.83°
Orbital period
330.9 days
Perihelion
0.866 AU
Aphelion
1.006 AU
Longitude of ascending node
136.36°
Argument of periapsis
196.75°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.9 LD
0.0126 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.403

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
25
Data arc
3 days
First observed
6 February 2026
Last observed
9 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.33 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 February 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28.94

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 30 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 CQ at 2035-09-09 12:05 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-09-09 12:05 UTC close approach of 2026 CQ. Catalogue miss distance 54.8 LD · 2.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-09-06 to 2035-09-12, 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 54.8 LD · 2.11 × 10⁷ km 2035-09-09 12:05 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-09-09 12:05 UTC close approach of 2026 CQ. Catalogue miss distance 54.8 LD · 2.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-09-06 to 2035-09-12, 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
2035-09-09 12:05:00 Earth 0.1409 AU 54.8 LD 3.7 km/s
2036-03-28 12:37:00 Earth 0.1687 AU 65.7 LD 7.1 km/s
2036-07-13 01:24:00 Venus 0.1458 AU 56.7 LD 1.7 km/s
2045-01-02 22:13:00 Earth 0.0852 AU 33.2 LD 4.6 km/s
2045-06-26 03:20:00 Earth 0.1236 AU 48.1 LD 3 km/s
2053-10-11 14:41:00 Venus 0.1448 AU 56.4 LD 1.7 km/s
2065-03-24 22:39:00 Earth 0.1822 AU 70.9 LD 7.6 km/s
2073-12-29 20:06:00 Earth 0.0893 AU 34.8 LD 4.7 km/s
2093-09-03 08:53:00 Earth 0.1402 AU 54.5 LD 3.6 km/s
2094-03-21 17:26:00 Earth 0.1603 AU 62.4 LD 6.9 km/s

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

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