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2019 SF6

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(2019 SF6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.463 AU
True anomaly
330.43°
Distance from Earth
1.42 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 SF6 — 0.463 AU from the Sun 2019 SF6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 SF6 is 1.42 AU from Earth today (11.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 53m 53s
Declination
-06° 05′ 51″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.42 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.83° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.762 AU
Eccentricity
0.4165
Inclination
2.19°
Orbital period
243.1 days
Perihelion
0.445 AU
Aphelion
1.08 AU
Longitude of ascending node
200.83°
Argument of periapsis
3.38°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.8 LD
0.015 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.521

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
55
Data arc
9.98 years
First observed
9 October 2015
Last observed
3 October 2025
Residual RMS
0.48 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
4 October 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.28

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 305 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 SF6 at 2027-10-01 22:00 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-10-01 22:00 UTC close approach of 2019 SF6. Catalogue miss distance 23.8 LD · 9.15 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-09-28 to 2027-10-04, 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. Sun 23.8 LD · 9.15 × 10⁶ km 2027-10-01 22:00 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-10-01 22:00 UTC close approach of 2019 SF6. Catalogue miss distance 23.8 LD · 9.15 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-09-28 to 2027-10-04, 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.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-10-01 22:00:00 Earth 0.0611 AU 23.8 LD 8.3 km/s
2028-03-01 00:47:00 Merc 0.0244 AU 9.5 LD 14.6 km/s
2028-03-01 00:47:00 Mercury 0.0244 AU 9.5 LD 14.6 km/s
2029-10-05 03:32:00 Earth 0.0701 AU 27.3 LD 8.2 km/s
2031-10-09 19:08:00 Earth 0.077 AU 30.0 LD 8.1 km/s
2033-10-13 23:23:00 Earth 0.0817 AU 31.8 LD 8.1 km/s
2035-10-19 10:24:00 Earth 0.0834 AU 32.4 LD 8.1 km/s
2037-10-23 19:05:00 Earth 0.0816 AU 31.8 LD 8.1 km/s
2037-12-31 12:09:00 Venus 0.1128 AU 43.9 LD 10.4 km/s
2039-06-16 04:37:00 Mercury 0.0384 AU 15.0 LD 15.9 km/s

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

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