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2026 EZ1

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(2026 EZ1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.576 AU
True anomaly
335.89°
Distance from Earth
0.473 AU
As of
20 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 EZ1 — 0.576 AU from the Sun 2026 EZ1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 EZ1 is 0.473 AU from Earth today (3.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 38m 12s
Declination
-25° 37′ 36″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
0.47 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.36° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.906 AU
Eccentricity
0.3794
Inclination
22.73°
Orbital period
315.2 days
Perihelion
0.563 AU
Aphelion
1.25 AU
Longitude of ascending node
175.22°
Argument of periapsis
222.52°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 23.3 LD
0.0598 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.453

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
192
Data arc
33 days
First observed
10 March 2026
Last observed
12 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
18 May 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.76

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 38 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 EZ1 at 2045-03-11 21:38 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2045-03-11 21:38 UTC close approach of 2026 EZ1. Catalogue miss distance 43.6 LD · 1.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2045-03-08 to 2045-03-14, 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 43.6 LD · 1.68 × 10⁷ km 2045-03-11 21:38 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2045-03-11 21:38 UTC close approach of 2026 EZ1. Catalogue miss distance 43.6 LD · 1.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2045-03-08 to 2045-03-14, 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
2045-03-11 21:38:00 Earth 0.112 AU 43.6 LD 13.4 km/s
2051-03-12 09:04:00 Earth 0.1464 AU 57.0 LD 17.9 km/s
2064-03-14 17:40:00 Earth 0.1679 AU 65.3 LD 12.8 km/s
2067-05-04 00:33:00 Venus 0.1315 AU 51.2 LD 20.1 km/s
2070-03-10 23:09:00 Earth 0.0834 AU 32.4 LD 16.2 km/s
2071-08-29 07:47:00 Venus 0.1257 AU 48.9 LD 19.4 km/s
2075-12-25 12:38:00 Venus 0.1395 AU 54.3 LD 19.1 km/s
2089-03-10 11:22:00 Earth 0.0589 AU 22.9 LD 14.9 km/s
2108-03-11 18:35:00 Earth 0.0789 AU 30.7 LD 14 km/s
2114-03-14 12:41:00 Earth 0.1897 AU 73.8 LD 19.2 km/s

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

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