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2019 GK20

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(2019 GK20)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.108 AU
True anomaly
199.29°
Distance from Earth
2.091 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 GK20 — 1.108 AU from the Sun 2019 GK20
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 GK20 is 2.091 AU from Earth today (17.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 30m 07s
Declination
-07° 57′ 18″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.09 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.45° — 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
0.962 AU
Eccentricity
0.165
Inclination
7.38°
Orbital period
344.4 days
Perihelion
0.803 AU
Aphelion
1.12 AU
Longitude of ascending node
38.59°
Argument of periapsis
319.5°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 15.6 LD
0.0401 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.252

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
53
Data arc
31 days
First observed
8 April 2019
Last observed
9 May 2019
Residual RMS
0.55 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.7

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 117 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 GK20 at 2034-01-04 15:06 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-01-04 15:06 UTC close approach of 2019 GK20. Catalogue miss distance 76.5 LD · 2.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-01-01 to 2034-01-07, 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 76.5 LD · 2.94 × 10⁷ km 2034-01-04 15:06 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-01-04 15:06 UTC close approach of 2019 GK20. Catalogue miss distance 76.5 LD · 2.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-01-01 to 2034-01-07, 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
2034-01-04 15:06:00 Earth 0.1967 AU 76.5 LD 10.3 km/s
2034-10-07 07:40:00 Venus 0.0795 AU 30.9 LD 3.3 km/s
2034-11-03 13:25:00 Earth 0.164 AU 63.8 LD 6.3 km/s
2035-03-13 02:39:00 Earth 0.1618 AU 63.0 LD 4.9 km/s
2035-08-18 12:10:00 Earth 0.2213 AU 86.1 LD 6 km/s
2036-05-15 07:27:00 Earth 0.0831 AU 32.4 LD 7.8 km/s
2037-05-06 01:40:00 Earth 0.4217 AU 164.1 LD 17.8 km/s
2048-12-15 23:44:00 Venus 0.1377 AU 53.6 LD 3.1 km/s
2050-01-11 14:03:00 Earth 0.2997 AU 116.6 LD 13.7 km/s
2050-11-30 22:06:00 Earth 0.1233 AU 48.0 LD 5.5 km/s

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

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