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Asteroid Near-Earth

2026 TA

(2026 TA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.021 AU
True anomaly
275.76°
Distance from Earth
0.031 AU
As of
2 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 TA — 1.021 AU from the Sun 2026 TA
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 TA is 0.031 AU from Earth today (15.4 light-seconds).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 44m 36s
Declination
-28° 41′ 39″
Constellation
Microscopium
Distance from Earth
0.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
115.11° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it's up after dark, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

Know your what3words address? Paste it, e.g. ///filled.count.soap. This is optional — the three words are sent to what3words to convert them, and we don't store the address or the result.

Your location stays in your browser and is sent only for this calculation. Using a what3words address is optional; if you do, the three words go to what3words to be converted and we don't record them. Set a location first, then you can save an email alert for this object. See our privacy policy.

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
2.087 AU
Eccentricity
0.6905
Inclination
1.79°
Orbital period
3.02 years
Perihelion
0.646 AU
Aphelion
3.528 AU
Longitude of ascending node
180.79°
Argument of periapsis
271.7°
Epoch · J2000
2461314.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 1.4 LD
0.0035 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.409

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
20
First observed
1 October 2026
Last observed
1 October 2026
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 October 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.14

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 3 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-10-03 19:32:00 Earth 0.0058 AU 2.3 LD 19 km/s
2026-10-03 20:22:00 Moon 0.0074 AU 2.9 LD 18 km/s
2026-10-28 04:55:00 Venus 0.0964 AU 37.5 LD 20.2 km/s

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

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