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2019 VS5

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(2019 VS5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.183 AU
True anomaly
193.45°
Distance from Earth
0.413 AU
As of
19 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 VS5 — 1.183 AU from the Sun 2019 VS5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 VS5 is 0.413 AU from Earth today (3.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
06h 36m 11s
Declination
+08° 06′ 13″
Constellation
Monoceros
Distance from Earth
0.41 AU
Elongation from the Sun
106.87° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.843 AU
Eccentricity
0.4313
Inclination
10.89°
Orbital period
282.9 days
Perihelion
0.48 AU
Aphelion
1.207 AU
Longitude of ascending node
73.5°
Argument of periapsis
137.85°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.7 LD
0.0095 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.883

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
40
Data arc
9.99 years
First observed
27 October 2012
Last observed
24 October 2022
Residual RMS
0.64 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 November 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.21

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 297 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 VS5 at 2026-12-07 22:58 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-07 22:58 UTC close approach of 2019 VS5. Catalogue miss distance 26.8 LD · 1.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-04 to 2026-12-10, 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 26.8 LD · 1.03 × 10⁷ km 2026-12-07 22:58 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-07 22:58 UTC close approach of 2019 VS5. Catalogue miss distance 26.8 LD · 1.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-04 to 2026-12-10, 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
2026-12-07 22:58:00 Earth 0.069 AU 26.8 LD 15 km/s
2027-11-25 19:42:00 Mercury 0.0794 AU 30.9 LD 14.2 km/s
2027-11-25 19:42:00 Merc 0.0794 AU 30.9 LD 14.2 km/s
2029-07-22 14:00:00 Earth 0.3675 AU 143.0 LD 9.8 km/s
2029-10-17 19:26:00 Earth 0.257 AU 100.0 LD 10.1 km/s
2030-02-27 03:19:00 Earth 0.4636 AU 180.4 LD 14.9 km/s
2031-10-18 03:32:00 Merc 0.0826 AU 32.1 LD 17.6 km/s
2031-10-18 03:32:00 Mercury 0.0826 AU 32.1 LD 17.6 km/s
2032-09-17 12:17:00 Earth 0.3208 AU 124.9 LD 20.4 km/s
2033-12-01 19:34:00 Earth 0.2641 AU 102.8 LD 21 km/s

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

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