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2019 HV3

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(2019 HV3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.981 AU
True anomaly
142.83°
Distance from Earth
1.806 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 HV3 — 0.981 AU from the Sun 2019 HV3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 HV3 is 1.806 AU from Earth today (15.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 06m 25s
Declination
+03° 14′ 39″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.81 AU
Elongation from the Sun
23.91° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.79 AU
Eccentricity
0.4352
Inclination
7.77°
Orbital period
256.6 days
Perihelion
0.446 AU
Aphelion
1.134 AU
Longitude of ascending node
34.69°
Argument of periapsis
337.88°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.6 LD
0.0246 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.279

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
78
Data arc
7.04 years
First observed
2 April 2019
Last observed
16 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 166 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 HV3 at 2033-03-27 07:45 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-03-27 07:45 UTC close approach of 2019 HV3. Catalogue miss distance 57.5 LD · 2.21 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-03-24 to 2033-03-30, 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 57.5 LD · 2.21 × 10⁷ km 2033-03-27 07:45 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-03-27 07:45 UTC close approach of 2019 HV3. Catalogue miss distance 57.5 LD · 2.21 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-03-24 to 2033-03-30, 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
2028-10-20 05:47:00 Venus 0.0746 AU 29.0 LD 14.5 km/s
2033-03-27 07:45:00 Earth 0.1478 AU 57.5 LD 9.3 km/s
2033-09-20 21:57:00 Venus 0.089 AU 34.6 LD 13.2 km/s
2034-12-31 02:52:00 Merc 0.0868 AU 33.8 LD 3.7 km/s
2038-05-04 18:58:00 Earth 0.158 AU 61.5 LD 16.2 km/s
2038-08-22 13:46:00 Venus 0.1126 AU 43.8 LD 11.6 km/s
2040-03-06 04:33:00 Earth 0.1225 AU 47.7 LD 9.6 km/s
2043-06-06 15:02:00 Merc 0.0898 AU 34.9 LD 3.8 km/s
2043-06-06 15:02:00 Mercury 0.0898 AU 34.9 LD 3.8 km/s
2043-07-24 15:19:00 Venus 0.1485 AU 57.8 LD 9.7 km/s

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

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