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2026 HG2

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(2026 HG2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.602 AU
True anomaly
61.41°
Distance from Earth
1.239 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 HG2 — 0.602 AU from the Sun 2026 HG2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 HG2 is 1.239 AU from Earth today (10.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 23m 27s
Declination
+14° 24′ 56″
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth
1.25 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.6° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.788 AU
Eccentricity
0.3373
Inclination
34.11°
Orbital period
255.7 days
Perihelion
0.522 AU
Aphelion
1.054 AU
Longitude of ascending node
22.71°
Argument of periapsis
37.75°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 17.6 LD
0.0451 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.207

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
40
Data arc
11.93 years
First observed
17 May 2014
Last observed
23 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.31 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
26 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.72

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 22 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 HG2 at 2033-04-11 15:05 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-04-11 15:05 UTC close approach of 2026 HG2. Catalogue miss distance 70.1 LD · 2.7 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-04-08 to 2033-04-14, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 70.1 LD · 2.7 × 10⁷ km 2033-04-11 15:05 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-04-11 15:05 UTC close approach of 2026 HG2. Catalogue miss distance 70.1 LD · 2.7 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-04-08 to 2033-04-14, 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. At closest approach the object is south 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
2033-04-11 15:05:00 Earth 0.1802 AU 70.1 LD 16.7 km/s
2040-04-11 09:41:00 Earth 0.1857 AU 72.2 LD 16.7 km/s
2047-04-12 03:03:00 Earth 0.1924 AU 74.9 LD 16.7 km/s
2126-04-21 09:30:00 Earth 0.1895 AU 73.8 LD 21.1 km/s
2133-04-20 16:52:00 Earth 0.1756 AU 68.3 LD 20.8 km/s
2140-04-20 03:14:00 Earth 0.1664 AU 64.7 LD 20.6 km/s
2147-04-20 15:08:00 Earth 0.158 AU 61.5 LD 20.4 km/s
2154-04-20 06:23:00 Earth 0.1538 AU 59.8 LD 20.3 km/s
2161-04-20 01:02:00 Earth 0.154 AU 59.9 LD 20.3 km/s
2168-04-19 21:35:00 Earth 0.1558 AU 60.6 LD 20.4 km/s

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

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