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2026 EC2

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(2026 EC2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.033 AU
True anomaly
148.74°
Distance from Earth
1.556 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 EC2 — 1.033 AU from the Sun 2026 EC2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 EC2 is 1.556 AU from Earth today (12.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 56m 12s
Declination
-04° 15′ 12″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.56 AU
Elongation from the Sun
40.91° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.847 AU
Eccentricity
0.2944
Inclination
22.85°
Orbital period
284.6 days
Perihelion
0.597 AU
Aphelion
1.096 AU
Longitude of ascending node
168.16°
Argument of periapsis
167.61°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 34.5 LD
0.0888 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.855

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
81
Data arc
20 days
First observed
25 February 2026
Last observed
17 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 55 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 EC2 at 2033-03-08 22:24 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-03-08 22:24 UTC close approach of 2026 EC2. Catalogue miss distance 39.7 LD · 1.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-03-05 to 2033-03-11, 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 39.7 LD · 1.53 × 10⁷ km 2033-03-08 22:24 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-03-08 22:24 UTC close approach of 2026 EC2. Catalogue miss distance 39.7 LD · 1.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-03-05 to 2033-03-11, 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
2030-06-12 08:46:00 Venus 0.12 AU 46.7 LD 17.8 km/s
2033-03-08 22:24:00 Earth 0.102 AU 39.7 LD 12.3 km/s
2040-03-03 17:35:00 Earth 0.1373 AU 53.4 LD 12.2 km/s
2042-02-18 22:11:00 Venus 0.1194 AU 46.5 LD 17.8 km/s
2047-02-26 20:47:00 Earth 0.1816 AU 70.7 LD 12.4 km/s
2053-10-29 12:51:00 Venus 0.1176 AU 45.8 LD 17.9 km/s
2065-03-19 12:53:00 Earth 0.1844 AU 71.8 LD 14.9 km/s
2065-07-09 11:45:00 Venus 0.1168 AU 45.5 LD 17.9 km/s
2072-03-17 12:29:00 Earth 0.1285 AU 50.0 LD 13.6 km/s
2077-03-18 07:30:00 Venus 0.117 AU 45.5 LD 18 km/s

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

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