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2019 WB7

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(2019 WB7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.693 AU
True anomaly
78.64°
Distance from Earth
0.933 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 WB7 — 0.693 AU from the Sun 2019 WB7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 WB7 is 0.933 AU from Earth today (7.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 17m 50s
Declination
-20° 18′ 02″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
0.93 AU
Elongation from the Sun
42.2° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.802 AU
Eccentricity
0.2936
Inclination
1.62°
Orbital period
262.2 days
Perihelion
0.566 AU
Aphelion
1.037 AU
Longitude of ascending node
260.52°
Argument of periapsis
340.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.8 LD
0.0046 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.241

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
43
Data arc
4.99 years
First observed
28 November 2019
Last observed
22 November 2024
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
4 October 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.75

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 109 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2019 WB7 at 2029-10-23 12:39 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-10-23 12:39 UTC close approach of 2019 WB7. Catalogue miss distance 27.5 LD · 1.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-10-20 to 2029-10-26, 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 27.5 LD · 1.06 × 10⁷ km 2029-10-23 12:39 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-10-23 12:39 UTC close approach of 2019 WB7. Catalogue miss distance 27.5 LD · 1.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-10-20 to 2029-10-26, 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
2029-10-23 12:39:00 Earth 0.0707 AU 27.5 LD 8.8 km/s
2030-05-23 01:36:00 Venus 0.0621 AU 24.2 LD 9.5 km/s
2034-09-13 17:22:00 Venus 0.0601 AU 23.4 LD 10.6 km/s
2038-01-29 22:26:00 Venus 0.1387 AU 54.0 LD 16.4 km/s
2039-01-05 09:34:00 Venus 0.069 AU 26.9 LD 12 km/s
2042-05-23 03:52:00 Venus 0.1112 AU 43.3 LD 14.8 km/s
2042-12-27 01:49:00 Earth 0.1064 AU 41.4 LD 10.1 km/s
2043-04-29 00:20:00 Venus 0.0884 AU 34.4 LD 13.4 km/s
2046-09-12 22:58:00 Venus 0.094 AU 36.6 LD 13.8 km/s
2047-08-19 20:47:00 Venus 0.1031 AU 40.1 LD 14.3 km/s

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

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