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2026 BG5

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(2026 BG5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.406 AU
True anomaly
191.3°
Distance from Earth
1.361 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 BG5 — 1.406 AU from the Sun 2026 BG5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 BG5 is 1.361 AU from Earth today (11.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 23m 45s
Declination
+18° 30′ 49″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.35 AU
Elongation from the Sun
71.69° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.931 AU
Eccentricity
0.5451
Inclination
5.51°
Orbital period
328.2 days
Perihelion
0.424 AU
Aphelion
1.439 AU
Longitude of ascending node
307.55°
Argument of periapsis
315.86°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.9 LD
0.0127 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.294

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
45
Data arc
28 days
First observed
13 January 2026
Last observed
10 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 February 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.89

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 65 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 BG5 at 2031-10-28 06:52 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-10-28 06:52 UTC close approach of 2026 BG5. Catalogue miss distance 48.8 LD · 1.88 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-10-25 to 2031-10-31, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 48.8 LD · 1.88 × 10⁷ km 2031-10-28 06:52 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-10-28 06:52 UTC close approach of 2026 BG5. Catalogue miss distance 48.8 LD · 1.88 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-10-25 to 2031-10-31, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2028-11-16 18:59:00 Venus 0.0915 AU 35.6 LD 22 km/s
2029-11-09 06:53:00 Mercury 0.0393 AU 15.3 LD 20.1 km/s
2029-11-09 06:53:00 Merc 0.0393 AU 15.3 LD 20.1 km/s
2031-10-28 06:52:00 Earth 0.1254 AU 48.8 LD 19.7 km/s
2035-02-04 21:41:00 Earth 0.017 AU 6.6 LD 16.9 km/s
2039-10-09 10:29:00 Merc 0.0346 AU 13.5 LD 20.8 km/s
2039-10-09 10:29:00 Mercury 0.0346 AU 13.5 LD 20.8 km/s
2040-07-25 10:48:00 Venus 0.0999 AU 38.9 LD 22.8 km/s
2040-10-25 19:09:00 Earth 0.099 AU 38.5 LD 18 km/s
2044-02-04 09:24:00 Earth 0.0262 AU 10.2 LD 17.9 km/s

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

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