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2019 XQ

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(2019 XQ)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.836 AU
True anomaly
225.84°
Distance from Earth
1.427 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 XQ — 0.836 AU from the Sun 2019 XQ
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 XQ is 1.427 AU from Earth today (11.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 24m 37s
Declination
+08° 07′ 02″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.42 AU
Elongation from the Sun
34.77° — 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
0.718 AU
Eccentricity
0.4272
Inclination
7.04°
Orbital period
222.2 days
Perihelion
0.411 AU
Aphelion
1.025 AU
Longitude of ascending node
50.43°
Argument of periapsis
208.18°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.4 LD
0.019 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.915

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
65
Data arc
33 days
First observed
2 December 2019
Last observed
4 January 2020
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.8

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 214 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 XQ at 2031-01-02 08:26 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-01-02 08:26 UTC close approach of 2019 XQ. Catalogue miss distance 71.0 LD · 2.73 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-12-30 to 2031-01-05, 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 71.0 LD · 2.73 × 10⁷ km 2031-01-02 08:26 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-01-02 08:26 UTC close approach of 2019 XQ. Catalogue miss distance 71.0 LD · 2.73 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-12-30 to 2031-01-05, 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
2029-05-06 03:12:00 Merc 0.0379 AU 14.8 LD 24 km/s
2029-05-06 03:12:00 Mercury 0.0379 AU 14.8 LD 24 km/s
2030-07-30 09:08:00 Mercury 0.0481 AU 18.7 LD 16.6 km/s
2030-07-30 09:08:00 Merc 0.0481 AU 18.7 LD 16.6 km/s
2031-01-02 08:26:00 Earth 0.1825 AU 71.0 LD 14.2 km/s
2031-10-28 17:47:00 Mercury 0.0321 AU 12.5 LD 17.2 km/s
2031-10-28 17:47:00 Merc 0.0321 AU 12.5 LD 17.2 km/s
2033-01-18 03:27:00 Mercury 0.067 AU 26.1 LD 27.1 km/s
2033-01-18 03:27:00 Merc 0.067 AU 26.1 LD 27.1 km/s
2033-12-16 16:05:00 Earth 0.0792 AU 30.8 LD 8.6 km/s

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

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