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2026 FX3

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(2026 FX3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.124 AU
True anomaly
148.68°
Distance from Earth
0.925 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 FX3 — 1.124 AU from the Sun 2026 FX3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 FX3 is 0.925 AU from Earth today (7.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 56m 56s
Declination
+30° 32′ 52″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.92 AU
Elongation from the Sun
71.61° — 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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  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.
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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
0.967 AU
Eccentricity
0.2061
Inclination
14.17°
Orbital period
347.5 days
Perihelion
0.768 AU
Aphelion
1.167 AU
Longitude of ascending node
3.79°
Argument of periapsis
289.17°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.0 LD
0.0025 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.198

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
67
Data arc
4 days
First observed
20 March 2026
Last observed
24 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.03

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 49 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 FX3 at 2042-10-20 07:25 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2042-10-20 07:25 UTC close approach of 2026 FX3. Catalogue miss distance 47.2 LD · 1.81 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2042-10-17 to 2042-10-23, 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 47.2 LD · 1.81 × 10⁷ km 2042-10-20 07:25 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2042-10-20 07:25 UTC close approach of 2026 FX3. Catalogue miss distance 47.2 LD · 1.81 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2042-10-17 to 2042-10-23, 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
2042-09-21 15:33:00 Venus 0.1364 AU 53.1 LD 8.2 km/s
2042-10-20 07:25:00 Earth 0.1212 AU 47.2 LD 11.2 km/s
2045-03-23 19:23:00 Earth 0.138 AU 53.7 LD 7.7 km/s
2046-03-19 11:59:00 Earth 0.161 AU 62.7 LD 13.6 km/s
2053-03-06 06:05:00 Venus 0.1182 AU 46.0 LD 8.3 km/s
2062-09-29 04:14:00 Earth 0.1484 AU 57.8 LD 8.9 km/s
2063-08-20 16:57:00 Venus 0.1113 AU 43.3 LD 8.4 km/s
2065-03-22 22:24:00 Earth 0.0468 AU 18.2 LD 10.8 km/s
2080-10-27 12:48:00 Earth 0.1885 AU 73.3 LD 13.3 km/s
2081-09-23 20:22:00 Earth 0.1683 AU 65.5 LD 8.9 km/s

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

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