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2026 DY10

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(2026 DY10)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.107 AU
True anomaly
176.97°
Distance from Earth
1.871 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 DY10 — 1.107 AU from the Sun 2026 DY10
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 DY10 is 1.871 AU from Earth today (15.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 43m 40s
Declination
+03° 29′ 08″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.87 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.8° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.769 AU
Eccentricity
0.4406
Inclination
6.62°
Orbital period
246.3 days
Perihelion
0.43 AU
Aphelion
1.108 AU
Longitude of ascending node
125.53°
Argument of periapsis
206.65°
Epoch · J2000
2461097.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.5 LD
0.0116 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.452

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
14
Data arc
2 days
First observed
25 February 2026
Last observed
27 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.27 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
27 February 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.9

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 7 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 DY10 at 2117-01-26 00:02 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2117-01-26 00:02 UTC close approach of 2026 DY10. Catalogue miss distance 22.9 LD · 8.8 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2117-01-23 to 2117-01-29, 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 Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 22.9 LD · 8.8 × 10⁶ km 2117-01-26 00:02 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2117-01-26 00:02 UTC close approach of 2026 DY10. Catalogue miss distance 22.9 LD · 8.8 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2117-01-23 to 2117-01-29, 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 Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2028-05-16 19:47:00 Venus 0.1094 AU 42.6 LD 11.9 km/s
2117-01-26 00:02:00 Earth 0.0588 AU 22.9 LD 10 km/s
2119-01-20 18:08:00 Earth 0.0545 AU 21.2 LD 13 km/s

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

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