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2010 NG1

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(2010 NG1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.953 AU
True anomaly
128.63°
Distance from Earth
1.858 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 2010 NG1 — 0.953 AU from the Sun 2010 NG1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 NG1 is 1.858 AU from Earth today (15.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 43m 51s
Declination
-03° 42′ 18″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.86 AU
Elongation from the Sun
17.25° — 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
0.849 AU
Eccentricity
0.3326
Inclination
24.74°
Orbital period
285.9 days
Perihelion
0.567 AU
Aphelion
1.132 AU
Longitude of ascending node
167.11°
Argument of periapsis
300°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 31.8 LD
0.0817 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.819

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
127
Data arc
11.16 years
First observed
30 June 2010
Last observed
26 August 2021
Residual RMS
0.55 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 March 2023

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.11 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.142
Absolute magnitude (H)
20.29

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 198 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2010 NG1 at 2028-04-12 19:50 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-04-12 19:50 UTC close approach of 2010 NG1. Catalogue miss distance 123.0 LD · 4.73 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-04-09 to 2028-04-15, 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 123.0 LD · 4.73 × 10⁷ km 2028-04-12 19:50 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-04-12 19:50 UTC close approach of 2010 NG1. Catalogue miss distance 123.0 LD · 4.73 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-04-09 to 2028-04-15, 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
2028-04-12 19:50:00 Earth 0.3161 AU 123.0 LD 17.5 km/s
2028-08-31 12:25:00 Earth 0.411 AU 160.0 LD 13 km/s
2031-05-18 00:25:00 Venus 0.0621 AU 24.2 LD 20.5 km/s
2032-02-18 05:52:00 Earth 0.3971 AU 154.5 LD 18.7 km/s
2032-08-30 02:13:00 Earth 0.1287 AU 50.1 LD 17.1 km/s
2035-05-09 12:17:00 Earth 0.4292 AU 167.0 LD 20.2 km/s
2039-03-19 10:45:00 Earth 0.3178 AU 123.7 LD 17.6 km/s
2039-09-10 16:24:00 Earth 0.1892 AU 73.6 LD 12.8 km/s
2039-12-27 11:15:00 Venus 0.0573 AU 22.3 LD 20.3 km/s
2043-01-23 09:29:00 Earth 0.4707 AU 183.2 LD 18.8 km/s

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

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