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2019 PM2

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(2019 PM2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.002 AU
True anomaly
236.03°
Distance from Earth
0.297 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 PM2 — 1.002 AU from the Sun 2019 PM2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 PM2 is 0.297 AU from Earth today (2.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 57m 27s
Declination
-39° 11′ 15″
Constellation
Puppis
Distance from Earth
0.3 AU
Elongation from the Sun
82.48° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.973 AU
Eccentricity
0.5175
Inclination
17.99°
Orbital period
350.5 days
Perihelion
0.469 AU
Aphelion
1.476 AU
Longitude of ascending node
167.27°
Argument of periapsis
358.5°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 97.3 LD
0.2501 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.052

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
93
Data arc
7.22 years
First observed
13 July 2018
Last observed
2 October 2025
Residual RMS
0.68 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 October 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.79

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 39 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2047-02-24 07:26:00 Mercury 0.0876 AU 34.1 LD 20.1 km/s
2047-02-24 07:26:00 Merc 0.0876 AU 34.1 LD 20.1 km/s
2048-02-10 15:55:00 Mercury 0.0842 AU 32.8 LD 20.3 km/s
2048-02-10 15:55:00 Merc 0.0842 AU 32.8 LD 20.3 km/s
2049-01-27 03:21:00 Mercury 0.097 AU 37.8 LD 20.9 km/s
2049-01-27 03:21:00 Merc 0.097 AU 37.8 LD 20.9 km/s
2060-03-07 02:26:00 Mars 0.0703 AU 27.4 LD 12.3 km/s
2107-03-15 06:53:00 Mars 0.0709 AU 27.6 LD 12.2 km/s
2109-07-13 14:56:00 Merc 0.0956 AU 37.2 LD 20.3 km/s
2109-07-13 14:56:00 Mercury 0.0956 AU 37.2 LD 20.3 km/s

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

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