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187026

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187026 (2005 EK70)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.065 AU
True anomaly
148.4°
Distance from Earth
1.334 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 187026 — 1.065 AU from the Sun 187026
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 187026 is 1.334 AU from Earth today (11.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 11m 30s
Declination
+22° 44′ 27″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.33 AU
Elongation from the Sun
52.08° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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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
0.96 AU
Eccentricity
0.1355
Inclination
30°
Orbital period
343.3 days
Perihelion
0.83 AU
Aphelion
1.09 AU
Longitude of ascending node
329.78°
Argument of periapsis
347.04°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 37.6 LD
0.0965 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.159

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
1,560
Data arc
21.35 years
First observed
8 March 2005
Last observed
15 July 2026
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
16 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
17.36

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
8 March 2005
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2005 EK70

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 44 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 187026 at 2039-08-16 23:08 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-08-16 23:08 UTC close approach of 187026. Catalogue miss distance 76.5 LD · 2.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-08-13 to 2039-08-19, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 76.5 LD · 2.94 × 10⁷ km 2039-08-16 23:08 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-08-16 23:08 UTC close approach of 187026. Catalogue miss distance 76.5 LD · 2.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-08-13 to 2039-08-19, 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. 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
2039-08-14 00:07:00 Venus 0.1028 AU 40.0 LD 18.7 km/s
2039-08-16 23:08:00 Earth 0.1966 AU 76.5 LD 17.4 km/s
2040-02-21 14:23:00 Earth 0.133 AU 51.8 LD 15.6 km/s
2055-02-18 02:09:00 Earth 0.1501 AU 58.4 LD 15.2 km/s
2070-08-27 01:41:00 Earth 0.1797 AU 69.9 LD 17.5 km/s
2071-02-20 00:51:00 Earth 0.097 AU 37.7 LD 15.1 km/s
2073-06-14 15:07:00 Venus 0.103 AU 40.1 LD 18.7 km/s
2086-08-16 15:27:00 Earth 0.1975 AU 76.9 LD 17.4 km/s
2087-02-21 13:31:00 Earth 0.1348 AU 52.5 LD 15.6 km/s
2089-06-12 05:41:00 Venus 0.1337 AU 52.0 LD 18.9 km/s

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

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