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2026 PC6

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(2026 PC6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.545 AU
True anomaly
285.94°
Distance from Earth
0.566 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 PC6 — 0.545 AU from the Sun 2026 PC6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 PC6 is 0.566 AU from Earth today (4.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 50m 02s
Declination
-19° 27′ 23″
Constellation
Crater
Distance from Earth
0.57 AU
Elongation from the Sun
25.64° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
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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
0.749 AU
Eccentricity
0.4321
Inclination
19.8°
Orbital period
237 days
Perihelion
0.426 AU
Aphelion
1.073 AU
Longitude of ascending node
139°
Argument of periapsis
337.3°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.1 LD
0.0002 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.587

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
103
First observed
11 August 2026
Last observed
11 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.23 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.94

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 42 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 PC6 at 2037-07-22 03:07 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-07-22 03:07 UTC close approach of 2026 PC6. Catalogue miss distance 58.7 LD · 2.26 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-07-19 to 2037-07-25, 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 58.7 LD · 2.26 × 10⁷ km 2037-07-22 03:07 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-07-22 03:07 UTC close approach of 2026 PC6. Catalogue miss distance 58.7 LD · 2.26 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-07-19 to 2037-07-25, 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
2027-05-13 08:11:00 Venus 0.0714 AU 27.8 LD 18.7 km/s
2030-10-01 14:55:00 Mercury 0.0793 AU 30.9 LD 14.7 km/s
2030-10-01 14:55:00 Merc 0.0793 AU 30.9 LD 14.7 km/s
2037-07-22 03:07:00 Earth 0.1509 AU 58.7 LD 10.7 km/s
2039-01-19 21:56:00 Venus 0.0718 AU 27.9 LD 18.1 km/s
2039-08-13 04:39:00 Earth 0.0514 AU 20.0 LD 13.9 km/s
2045-09-06 08:23:00 Mercury 0.0734 AU 28.6 LD 15.2 km/s
2045-09-06 08:23:00 Merc 0.0734 AU 28.6 LD 15.2 km/s
2050-08-01 15:19:00 Earth 0.1098 AU 42.7 LD 10.8 km/s
2050-09-27 21:27:00 Venus 0.0722 AU 28.1 LD 18.8 km/s

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

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