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2026 PT7

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(2026 PT7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.112 AU
True anomaly
202.41°
Distance from Earth
0.478 AU
As of
19 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 PT7 — 1.112 AU from the Sun 2026 PT7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 PT7 is 0.478 AU from Earth today (4.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 46m 00s
Declination
-04° 51′ 48″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
0.48 AU
Elongation from the Sun
90.76° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.842 AU
Eccentricity
0.382
Inclination
10.36°
Orbital period
282.4 days
Perihelion
0.521 AU
Aphelion
1.164 AU
Longitude of ascending node
320.83°
Argument of periapsis
199°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 23.3 LD
0.0598 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.908

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
14
Data arc
7 days
First observed
12 August 2026
Last observed
19 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.4

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 14 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 PT7 at 2033-09-06 10:38 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-09-06 10:38 UTC close approach of 2026 PT7. Catalogue miss distance 67.5 LD · 2.59 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-09-03 to 2033-09-09, 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 67.5 LD · 2.59 × 10⁷ km 2033-09-06 10:38 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-09-06 10:38 UTC close approach of 2026 PT7. Catalogue miss distance 67.5 LD · 2.59 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-09-03 to 2033-09-09, 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
2027-03-15 07:17:00 Venus 0.1257 AU 48.9 LD 15.3 km/s
2033-09-06 10:38:00 Earth 0.1733 AU 67.5 LD 8.9 km/s
2035-07-05 10:45:00 Venus 0.1186 AU 46.1 LD 15.3 km/s
2040-10-10 21:57:00 Earth 0.1571 AU 61.1 LD 10 km/s
2043-07-29 14:56:00 Earth 0.0658 AU 25.6 LD 9.9 km/s
2054-04-08 00:01:00 Venus 0.1263 AU 49.2 LD 12.8 km/s
2060-07-26 17:20:00 Earth 0.0602 AU 23.4 LD 10.9 km/s

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

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