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2026 ED1

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(2026 ED1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.989 AU
True anomaly
138.98°
Distance from Earth
1.351 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 ED1 — 0.989 AU from the Sun 2026 ED1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 ED1 is 1.351 AU from Earth today (11.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 41m 19s
Declination
+04° 09′ 03″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
1.35 AU
Elongation from the Sun
47.04° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.859 AU
Eccentricity
0.2424
Inclination
6.69°
Orbital period
290.7 days
Perihelion
0.651 AU
Aphelion
1.067 AU
Longitude of ascending node
164.42°
Argument of periapsis
168.51°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 17.8 LD
0.0456 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.842

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
30
Data arc
12 days
First observed
8 March 2026
Last observed
20 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.53

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 21 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 ED1 at 2030-03-27 12:13 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-03-27 12:13 UTC close approach of 2026 ED1. Catalogue miss distance 19.9 LD · 7.63 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-24 to 2030-03-30, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 19.9 LD · 7.63 × 10⁶ km 2030-03-27 12:13 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-03-27 12:13 UTC close approach of 2026 ED1. Catalogue miss distance 19.9 LD · 7.63 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-24 to 2030-03-30, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. 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
2027-05-14 16:54:00 Venus 0.0773 AU 30.1 LD 7.4 km/s
2030-03-27 12:13:00 Earth 0.051 AU 19.9 LD 7.2 km/s
2032-12-26 00:16:00 Venus 0.1238 AU 48.2 LD 13.8 km/s
2034-03-30 09:03:00 Earth 0.1688 AU 65.7 LD 11.4 km/s
2049-01-12 04:49:00 Earth 0.1637 AU 63.7 LD 10.4 km/s
2052-01-22 22:23:00 Venus 0.1456 AU 56.7 LD 14.9 km/s
2061-03-27 18:31:00 Earth 0.0556 AU 21.6 LD 7.4 km/s
2065-03-29 09:31:00 Earth 0.1971 AU 76.7 LD 12.4 km/s
2107-01-16 20:34:00 Earth 0.0941 AU 36.6 LD 7.2 km/s
2109-03-23 21:34:00 Venus 0.0462 AU 18.0 LD 7.6 km/s

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

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