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2019 AQ2

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(2019 AQ2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.093 AU
True anomaly
207.56°
Distance from Earth
2.066 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 2019 AQ2 — 1.093 AU from the Sun 2019 AQ2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 AQ2 is 2.066 AU from Earth today (17.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 20m 11s
Declination
-07° 30′ 22″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.06 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.71° — 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
0.957 AU
Eccentricity
0.1685
Inclination
1.67°
Orbital period
341.9 days
Perihelion
0.796 AU
Aphelion
1.118 AU
Longitude of ascending node
97.81°
Argument of periapsis
247.54°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0016 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.283

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
81
Data arc
469 days
First observed
3 January 2019
Last observed
16 April 2020
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.6

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 107 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 AQ2 at 2033-01-02 05:39 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-01-02 05:39 UTC close approach of 2019 AQ2. Catalogue miss distance 98.4 LD · 3.78 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-30 to 2033-01-05, 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 98.4 LD · 3.78 × 10⁷ km 2033-01-02 05:39 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-01-02 05:39 UTC close approach of 2019 AQ2. Catalogue miss distance 98.4 LD · 3.78 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-30 to 2033-01-05, 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
2033-01-02 05:39:00 Earth 0.2528 AU 98.4 LD 12.9 km/s
2033-11-11 06:38:00 Earth 0.1462 AU 56.9 LD 3.7 km/s
2034-02-03 08:04:00 Earth 0.1125 AU 43.8 LD 4.1 km/s
2034-08-10 12:24:00 Earth 0.2064 AU 80.3 LD 6.2 km/s
2035-05-08 08:21:00 Earth 0.067 AU 26.1 LD 7.1 km/s
2036-04-22 09:11:00 Earth 0.4614 AU 179.6 LD 19.1 km/s
2040-04-07 07:01:00 Venus 0.0719 AU 28.0 LD 1.4 km/s
2047-01-07 23:35:00 Earth 0.3658 AU 142.3 LD 16.4 km/s
2047-12-30 06:07:00 Earth 0.042 AU 16.3 LD 4 km/s
2048-08-29 04:42:00 Earth 0.2159 AU 84.0 LD 6.6 km/s

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

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