2019 GM1 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.93 AU to 1.08 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 367.8 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 31 March 2022.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.027 AU
- True anomaly
- 111.83°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.096 AU
- As of
- 3 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 06h 34m 19s
- Declination
- -26° 36′ 36″
- Constellation
- Canis Major
- Distance from Earth
- 0.1 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 108.55° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.
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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
- 1.005 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.0709
- Inclination
- 6.75°
- Orbital period
- 367.8 days
- Perihelion
- 0.933 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.076 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 187.01°
- Argument of periapsis
- 105.72°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · APO
- Apollo
- Earth MOID · 6.7 LD
- 0.0171 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.05
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).
- Observations used
- 39
- Data arc
- 2.98 years
- First observed
- 3 April 2019
- Last observed
- 28 March 2022
- Residual RMS
- 0.3 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 31 March 2022
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 27.25
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 101 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-09-28 07:48 UTC close approach of 2019 GM1. Catalogue miss distance 19.8 LD · 7.61 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-09-25 to 2027-10-01, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-09-28 07:48:00 | Earth | 0.0509 AU | 19.8 LD | 3.8 km/s |
| 2028-10-01 21:29:00 | Earth | 0.0261 AU | 10.2 LD | 4.1 km/s |
| 2029-10-03 08:34:00 | Earth | 0.018 AU | 7.0 LD | 4.3 km/s |
| 2030-10-03 07:52:00 | Earth | 0.0181 AU | 7.0 LD | 4.2 km/s |
| 2031-10-01 15:00:00 | Earth | 0.0291 AU | 11.3 LD | 4 km/s |
| 2032-09-26 01:00:00 | Earth | 0.0577 AU | 22.4 LD | 3.6 km/s |
| 2033-09-13 13:28:00 | Earth | 0.0941 AU | 36.6 LD | 3.5 km/s |
| 2034-08-15 14:07:00 | Earth | 0.1274 AU | 49.6 LD | 3.4 km/s |
| 2034-11-29 20:44:00 | Earth | 0.1418 AU | 55.2 LD | 2.7 km/s |
| 2035-07-12 16:53:00 | Earth | 0.145 AU | 56.4 LD | 3 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB