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2026 KG1

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(2026 KG1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.951 AU
True anomaly
153.6°
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
As of
15 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 KG1 — 0.951 AU from the Sun 2026 KG1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 KG1 is 1.94 AU from Earth today (16.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 12m 16s
Declination
-13° 01′ 26″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
5.22° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.694 AU
Eccentricity
0.5351
Inclination
15.9°
Orbital period
211.3 days
Perihelion
0.323 AU
Aphelion
1.066 AU
Longitude of ascending node
238.81°
Argument of periapsis
165.77°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.6 LD
0.0117 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.089

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
23
Data arc
2 days
First observed
21 May 2026
Last observed
23 May 2026
Residual RMS
0.49 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.69

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 117 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 KG1 at 2030-04-27 11:58 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-04-27 11:58 UTC close approach of 2026 KG1. Catalogue miss distance 50.5 LD · 1.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-04-24 to 2030-04-30, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 50.5 LD · 1.94 × 10⁷ km 2030-04-27 11:58 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-04-27 11:58 UTC close approach of 2026 KG1. Catalogue miss distance 50.5 LD · 1.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-04-24 to 2030-04-30, 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 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
2029-07-02 21:16:00 Mercury 0.0665 AU 25.9 LD 30.7 km/s
2029-07-02 21:16:00 Merc 0.0665 AU 25.9 LD 30.7 km/s
2030-04-27 11:58:00 Earth 0.1298 AU 50.5 LD 12.3 km/s
2032-05-24 02:20:00 Mercury 0.0919 AU 35.8 LD 33.2 km/s
2032-05-24 02:20:00 Merc 0.0919 AU 35.8 LD 33.2 km/s
2037-05-23 14:56:00 Earth 0.0388 AU 15.1 LD 13.9 km/s
2041-05-03 08:13:00 Earth 0.1095 AU 42.6 LD 11.9 km/s
2043-10-30 22:58:00 Venus 0.1495 AU 58.2 LD 18.3 km/s
2048-05-24 08:46:00 Earth 0.1029 AU 40.0 LD 15.8 km/s
2052-05-11 04:57:00 Earth 0.0797 AU 31.0 LD 11.8 km/s

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

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