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2019 FZ

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(2019 FZ)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.376 AU
True anomaly
310.83°
Distance from Earth
1.137 AU
As of
20 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 2019 FZ — 0.376 AU from the Sun 2019 FZ
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 FZ is 1.137 AU from Earth today (9.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 57m 46s
Declination
-07° 41′ 00″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.13 AU
Elongation from the Sun
18.88° — 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
0.877 AU
Eccentricity
0.6287
Inclination
27.66°
Orbital period
300.2 days
Perihelion
0.326 AU
Aphelion
1.429 AU
Longitude of ascending node
192.43°
Argument of periapsis
139.95°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.6 LD
0.0117 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.496

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
180
Data arc
3.9 years
First observed
27 March 2019
Last observed
18 February 2023
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 July 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.36

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 104 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 FZ at 2033-04-01 14:11 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-04-01 14:11 UTC close approach of 2019 FZ. Catalogue miss distance 26.9 LD · 1.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-03-29 to 2033-04-04, 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 30 Mar 4 Apr 26.9 LD · 1.03 × 10⁷ km 2033-04-01 14:11 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-04-01 14:11 UTC close approach of 2019 FZ. Catalogue miss distance 26.9 LD · 1.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-03-29 to 2033-04-04, 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
2033-04-01 14:11:00 Earth 0.069 AU 26.9 LD 24.6 km/s
2036-09-14 11:36:00 Mercury 0.0295 AU 11.5 LD 42.9 km/s
2036-09-14 11:36:00 Merc 0.0295 AU 11.5 LD 42.9 km/s
2042-04-05 16:02:00 Earth 0.1584 AU 61.7 LD 19.2 km/s
2050-09-05 06:44:00 Merc 0.0877 AU 34.1 LD 50.4 km/s
2050-09-05 06:44:00 Mercury 0.0877 AU 34.1 LD 50.4 km/s
2056-04-04 01:55:00 Earth 0.0372 AU 14.5 LD 21.9 km/s
2060-07-19 13:58:00 Mercury 0.0323 AU 12.6 LD 43.6 km/s
2060-07-19 13:58:00 Merc 0.0323 AU 12.6 LD 43.6 km/s
2070-04-02 13:27:00 Earth 0.0523 AU 20.3 LD 24.1 km/s

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

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