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2019 YR6

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(2019 YR6)

2019 YR6 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.5 AU to 1.56 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 381.8 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 25 December 2025.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.728 AU
True anomaly
85.98°
Distance from Earth
0.516 AU
As of
3 November 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 — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 YR6 — 0.728 AU from the Sun 2019 YR6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 YR6 is 0.516 AU from Earth today (4.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 25m 22s
Declination
+05° 00′ 22″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
0.51 AU
Elongation from the Sun
46.06° — 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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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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
1.03 AU
Eccentricity
0.517
Inclination
19.09°
Orbital period
381.8 days
Perihelion
0.497 AU
Aphelion
1.562 AU
Longitude of ascending node
282.99°
Argument of periapsis
8.18°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 101.3 LD
0.2602 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.772

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
95
Data arc
5.99 years
First observed
28 December 2019
Last observed
25 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
25 December 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.17

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 46 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2036-02-20 03:30:00 Mercury 0.0762 AU 29.6 LD 24.3 km/s
2036-02-20 03:30:00 Merc 0.0762 AU 29.6 LD 24.3 km/s
2039-04-10 16:12:00 Merc 0.0509 AU 19.8 LD 22.7 km/s
2039-04-10 16:12:00 Mercury 0.0509 AU 19.8 LD 22.7 km/s
2042-05-30 03:52:00 Mercury 0.048 AU 18.7 LD 21.9 km/s
2042-05-30 03:52:00 Merc 0.048 AU 18.7 LD 21.9 km/s
2045-07-18 19:29:00 Mercury 0.0715 AU 27.8 LD 21.9 km/s
2045-07-18 19:29:00 Merc 0.0715 AU 27.8 LD 21.9 km/s
2091-07-12 22:42:00 Mercury 0.0947 AU 36.8 LD 25.6 km/s
2091-07-12 22:42:00 Merc 0.0947 AU 36.8 LD 25.6 km/s

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

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