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2026 CH2

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(2026 CH2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.14 AU
True anomaly
185.75°
Distance from Earth
1.04 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 CH2 — 1.14 AU from the Sun 2026 CH2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 CH2 is 1.04 AU from Earth today (8.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 32m 22s
Declination
+14° 40′ 10″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.04 AU
Elongation from the Sun
68.17° — 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
0.92 AU
Eccentricity
0.2408
Inclination
0.12°
Orbital period
322.4 days
Perihelion
0.699 AU
Aphelion
1.142 AU
Longitude of ascending node
300.89°
Argument of periapsis
319.52°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.3 LD
0.0007 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.472

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
21
First observed
8 February 2026
Last observed
8 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 February 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
30.06

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 81 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 CH2 at 2032-11-21 14:20 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-11-21 14:20 UTC close approach of 2026 CH2. Catalogue miss distance 55.3 LD · 2.13 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-11-18 to 2032-11-24, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 55.3 LD · 2.13 × 10⁷ km 2032-11-21 14:20 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-11-21 14:20 UTC close approach of 2026 CH2. Catalogue miss distance 55.3 LD · 2.13 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-11-18 to 2032-11-24, 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. 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
2027-04-17 02:55:00 Venus 0.0817 AU 31.8 LD 9.5 km/s
2032-11-21 14:20:00 Earth 0.1422 AU 55.3 LD 5.7 km/s
2039-10-21 06:57:00 Earth 0.1918 AU 74.7 LD 13.2 km/s
2041-02-03 21:42:00 Earth 0.0664 AU 25.9 LD 5.5 km/s
2041-05-05 16:19:00 Venus 0.0266 AU 10.3 LD 5.3 km/s
2047-10-25 22:03:00 Earth 0.0845 AU 32.9 LD 5.3 km/s
2055-06-07 03:06:00 Venus 0.0419 AU 16.3 LD 7.5 km/s
2056-01-04 07:40:00 Earth 0.1407 AU 54.8 LD 5.7 km/s
2061-09-19 05:14:00 Venus 0.0303 AU 11.8 LD 6.4 km/s
2062-10-17 20:04:00 Earth 0.0365 AU 14.2 LD 6.2 km/s

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

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