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2026 EA

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(2026 EA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.769 AU
True anomaly
353.63°
Distance from Earth
0.274 AU
As of
22 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 EA — 0.769 AU from the Sun 2026 EA
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 EA is 0.274 AU from Earth today (2.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 27m 59s
Declination
-34° 19′ 10″
Constellation
Centaurus
Distance from Earth
0.27 AU
Elongation from the Sun
29.64° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.944 AU
Eccentricity
0.187
Inclination
12.6°
Orbital period
335.2 days
Perihelion
0.768 AU
Aphelion
1.121 AU
Longitude of ascending node
161.57°
Argument of periapsis
237.37°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.0 LD
0.018 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.326

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
160
Data arc
45 days
First observed
26 February 2026
Last observed
12 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.38 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
29 May 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.69

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 64 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 EA at 2037-02-27 18:40 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-02-27 18:40 UTC close approach of 2026 EA. Catalogue miss distance 7.26 LD · 2.79 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-02-24 to 2037-03-02, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 25 Feb 7.26 LD · 2.79 × 10⁶ km 2037-02-27 18:40 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-02-27 18:40 UTC close approach of 2026 EA. Catalogue miss distance 7.26 LD · 2.79 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-02-24 to 2037-03-02, 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 south 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
2026-10-08 01:41:00 Venus 0.0977 AU 38.0 LD 9.9 km/s
2037-02-27 18:40:00 Earth 0.0187 AU 7.3 LD 8 km/s
2048-03-04 06:40:00 Earth 0.0924 AU 36.0 LD 7 km/s
2059-03-25 15:26:00 Earth 0.1892 AU 73.6 LD 6.8 km/s
2059-08-31 16:58:00 Earth 0.1797 AU 69.9 LD 8.6 km/s
2064-04-17 02:19:00 Venus 0.0889 AU 34.6 LD 7.9 km/s
2066-02-20 18:12:00 Venus 0.078 AU 30.4 LD 9.2 km/s
2070-08-15 21:18:00 Earth 0.1571 AU 61.1 LD 8.4 km/s
2080-02-28 16:28:00 Earth 0.0964 AU 37.5 LD 10.1 km/s
2081-07-28 05:25:00 Earth 0.1616 AU 62.9 LD 9 km/s

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

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