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2019 FQ1

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(2019 FQ1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.046 AU
True anomaly
164.5°
Distance from Earth
1.828 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 FQ1 — 1.046 AU from the Sun 2019 FQ1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 FQ1 is 1.828 AU from Earth today (15.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 42m 00s
Declination
-02° 12′ 22″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.83 AU
Elongation from the Sun
27.29° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.787 AU
Eccentricity
0.3556
Inclination
10.93°
Orbital period
255.1 days
Perihelion
0.507 AU
Aphelion
1.067 AU
Longitude of ascending node
188.17°
Argument of periapsis
157.42°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 6.2 LD
0.016 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.324

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
73
Data arc
2 days
First observed
29 March 2019
Last observed
31 March 2019
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.2

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 145 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 FQ1 at 2028-02-06 17:10 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-02-06 17:10 UTC close approach of 2019 FQ1. Catalogue miss distance 103.8 LD · 3.99 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-02-03 to 2028-02-09, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 103.8 LD · 3.99 × 10⁷ km 2028-02-06 17:10 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-02-06 17:10 UTC close approach of 2019 FQ1. Catalogue miss distance 103.8 LD · 3.99 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-02-03 to 2028-02-09, 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 south 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
2027-10-11 19:16:00 Venus 0.1276 AU 49.7 LD 17.3 km/s
2028-02-06 17:10:00 Earth 0.2667 AU 103.8 LD 15.2 km/s
2028-07-13 01:11:00 Earth 0.4647 AU 180.8 LD 14.1 km/s
2032-11-08 00:05:00 Earth 0.4145 AU 161.3 LD 13.8 km/s
2033-04-04 13:42:00 Earth 0.1077 AU 41.9 LD 12.6 km/s
2034-04-10 15:22:00 Venus 0.1384 AU 53.9 LD 16.6 km/s
2035-02-05 21:54:00 Earth 0.1946 AU 75.7 LD 12 km/s
2035-06-30 12:16:00 Earth 0.4366 AU 169.9 LD 11.4 km/s
2038-03-28 18:33:00 Venus 0.1124 AU 43.7 LD 12.5 km/s
2039-10-27 13:51:00 Earth 0.441 AU 171.6 LD 16 km/s

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

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