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2026 EO

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(2026 EO)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.031 AU
True anomaly
188.53°
Distance from Earth
1.914 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 EO — 1.031 AU from the Sun 2026 EO
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 EO is 1.914 AU from Earth today (15.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 13m 47s
Declination
-00° 50′ 30″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.91 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.81° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.726 AU
Eccentricity
0.4322
Inclination
10.17°
Orbital period
225.9 days
Perihelion
0.412 AU
Aphelion
1.04 AU
Longitude of ascending node
350.55°
Argument of periapsis
344.53°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.4 LD
0.0113 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.83

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
126
Data arc
20 days
First observed
26 February 2026
Last observed
18 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.72

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 50 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 EO at 2034-02-06 16:16 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-02-06 16:16 UTC close approach of 2026 EO. Catalogue miss distance 41.9 LD · 1.61 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-02-03 to 2034-02-09, 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 a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 41.9 LD · 1.61 × 10⁷ km 2034-02-06 16:16 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-02-06 16:16 UTC close approach of 2026 EO. Catalogue miss distance 41.9 LD · 1.61 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-02-03 to 2034-02-09, 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 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
2034-02-06 16:16:00 Earth 0.1076 AU 41.9 LD 10.4 km/s
2035-09-20 16:31:00 Mercury 0.0832 AU 32.4 LD 20.4 km/s
2035-09-20 16:31:00 Merc 0.0832 AU 32.4 LD 20.4 km/s
2039-03-15 01:22:00 Earth 0.0119 AU 4.6 LD 10.3 km/s
2040-01-19 12:08:00 Mercury 0.0498 AU 19.4 LD 16.8 km/s
2040-01-19 12:08:00 Merc 0.0498 AU 19.4 LD 16.8 km/s
2052-03-16 13:24:00 Earth 0.033 AU 12.9 LD 11.1 km/s
2057-04-08 17:30:00 Venus 0.1499 AU 58.3 LD 20.2 km/s
2057-11-20 00:50:00 Venus 0.1393 AU 54.2 LD 19.2 km/s
2058-07-03 07:14:00 Venus 0.1311 AU 51.0 LD 18.2 km/s

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

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