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2026 ED2

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(2026 ED2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.638 AU
True anomaly
9.92°
Distance from Earth
0.445 AU
As of
20 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 ED2 — 0.638 AU from the Sun 2026 ED2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 ED2 is 0.445 AU from Earth today (3.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 46m 10s
Declination
-13° 48′ 04″
Constellation
Crater
Distance from Earth
0.45 AU
Elongation from the Sun
29.09° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.9 AU
Eccentricity
0.2929
Inclination
11.03°
Orbital period
311.8 days
Perihelion
0.636 AU
Aphelion
1.163 AU
Longitude of ascending node
162.75°
Argument of periapsis
231.72°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.1 LD
0.008 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.563

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
31
Data arc
3 days
First observed
10 March 2026
Last observed
13 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.99

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 49 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 ED2 at 2032-03-19 07:07 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-03-19 07:07 UTC close approach of 2026 ED2. Catalogue miss distance 62.4 LD · 2.4 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-03-16 to 2032-03-22, 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 62.4 LD · 2.4 × 10⁷ km 2032-03-19 07:07 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-03-19 07:07 UTC close approach of 2026 ED2. Catalogue miss distance 62.4 LD · 2.4 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-03-16 to 2032-03-22, 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
2032-03-19 07:07:00 Earth 0.1602 AU 62.4 LD 7.4 km/s
2033-09-14 01:48:00 Venus 0.1496 AU 58.2 LD 11.4 km/s
2037-10-31 05:02:00 Venus 0.068 AU 26.5 LD 10.2 km/s
2044-07-10 03:44:00 Earth 0.1999 AU 77.8 LD 7.5 km/s
2048-12-25 20:43:00 Venus 0.1304 AU 50.7 LD 9.8 km/s
2050-06-23 00:10:00 Earth 0.198 AU 77.0 LD 10.8 km/s
2053-03-02 03:55:00 Venus 0.0859 AU 33.4 LD 13.3 km/s
2055-03-02 10:05:00 Earth 0.0574 AU 22.3 LD 11.1 km/s
2061-03-04 18:45:00 Earth 0.0788 AU 30.7 LD 8 km/s
2064-04-21 08:12:00 Venus 0.0875 AU 34.0 LD 10.1 km/s

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

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