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2019 AP11

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(2019 AP11)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.863 AU
True anomaly
267.07°
Distance from Earth
1.739 AU
As of
20 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 AP11 — 0.863 AU from the Sun 2019 AP11
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 AP11 is 1.739 AU from Earth today (14.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 28m 08s
Declination
-06° 58′ 21″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.74 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.09° — 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
0.895 AU
Eccentricity
0.2145
Inclination
11.06°
Orbital period
309.2 days
Perihelion
0.703 AU
Aphelion
1.087 AU
Longitude of ascending node
306.2°
Argument of periapsis
313.7°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.8 LD
0.0124 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.609

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
49
Data arc
21 days
First observed
11 January 2019
Last observed
1 February 2019
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Giorgini
20 May 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.18

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 51 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 AP11 at 2030-01-25 21:00 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-25 21:00 UTC close approach of 2019 AP11. Catalogue miss distance 21.2 LD · 8.15 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-22 to 2030-01-28, 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 21.2 LD · 8.15 × 10⁶ km 2030-01-25 21:00 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-25 21:00 UTC close approach of 2019 AP11. Catalogue miss distance 21.2 LD · 8.15 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-22 to 2030-01-28, 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
2027-11-02 17:34:00 Venus 0.1167 AU 45.4 LD 9.5 km/s
2030-01-25 21:00:00 Earth 0.0545 AU 21.2 LD 7.2 km/s
2034-08-16 17:46:00 Venus 0.0709 AU 27.6 LD 9.2 km/s
2041-01-20 04:39:00 Earth 0.0932 AU 36.3 LD 6.8 km/s
2041-05-27 21:07:00 Venus 0.0328 AU 12.8 LD 9.4 km/s
2048-03-03 09:16:00 Venus 0.0344 AU 13.4 LD 9.4 km/s
2052-01-26 07:21:00 Earth 0.0497 AU 19.4 LD 7.3 km/s
2054-12-04 09:05:00 Venus 0.0745 AU 29.0 LD 9.2 km/s
2061-09-04 16:20:00 Venus 0.1101 AU 42.8 LD 9.4 km/s
2063-01-29 00:45:00 Earth 0.0204 AU 7.9 LD 8.5 km/s

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

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