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2019 LF6

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(2019 LF6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.75 AU
True anomaly
157.34°
Distance from Earth
1.733 AU
As of
15 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 LF6 — 0.75 AU from the Sun 2019 LF6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 LF6 is 1.733 AU from Earth today (14.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 07m 19s
Declination
-04° 25′ 14″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.74 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.36° — 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
0.555 AU
Eccentricity
0.4293
Inclination
29.5°
Orbital period
151.2 days
Perihelion
0.317 AU
Aphelion
0.794 AU
Longitude of ascending node
179.02°
Argument of periapsis
213.79°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 101.3 LD
0.2604 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
9.882

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
118
Data arc
7.08 years
First observed
6 May 2019
Last observed
3 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
17.32

Discovery & classification

Atira Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 167 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2035-01-27 20:44:00 Venus 0.0985 AU 38.3 LD 18.4 km/s
2035-09-25 03:09:00 Mercury 0.0613 AU 23.9 LD 35.3 km/s
2035-09-25 03:09:00 Merc 0.0613 AU 23.9 LD 35.3 km/s
2036-04-19 21:59:00 Venus 0.0367 AU 14.3 LD 19.2 km/s
2037-07-13 02:42:00 Venus 0.0311 AU 12.1 LD 20.9 km/s
2038-08-18 06:57:00 Mercury 0.0234 AU 9.1 LD 35 km/s
2038-08-18 06:57:00 Merc 0.0234 AU 9.1 LD 35 km/s
2038-10-06 06:16:00 Venus 0.0999 AU 38.9 LD 23.2 km/s
2041-07-11 10:22:00 Merc 0.0951 AU 37.0 LD 38.2 km/s
2041-07-11 10:22:00 Mercury 0.0951 AU 37.0 LD 38.2 km/s

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

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