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2026 EH2

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(2026 EH2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.888 AU
True anomaly
129.6°
Distance from Earth
1.628 AU
As of
16 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 EH2 — 0.888 AU from the Sun 2026 EH2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 EH2 is 1.628 AU from Earth today (13.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 37m 47s
Declination
-01° 48′ 26″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.63 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.45° — 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
0.79 AU
Eccentricity
0.4226
Inclination
12.9°
Orbital period
256.4 days
Perihelion
0.456 AU
Aphelion
1.124 AU
Longitude of ascending node
176.31°
Argument of periapsis
196.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 24.1 LD
0.0618 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.276

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
81
Data arc
26 days
First observed
11 March 2026
Last observed
6 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.38 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.87

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 28 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 EH2 at 2033-03-03 16:20 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-03-03 16:20 UTC close approach of 2026 EH2. Catalogue miss distance 24.0 LD · 9.24 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-02-28 to 2033-03-06, 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 1 Mar 24.0 LD · 9.24 × 10⁶ km 2033-03-03 16:20 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-03-03 16:20 UTC close approach of 2026 EH2. Catalogue miss distance 24.0 LD · 9.24 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-02-28 to 2033-03-06, 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
2033-03-03 16:20:00 Earth 0.0618 AU 24.0 LD 11.6 km/s
2038-04-27 23:14:00 Earth 0.1653 AU 64.3 LD 11.7 km/s
2040-03-01 06:03:00 Earth 0.1238 AU 48.2 LD 14.4 km/s
2045-04-15 22:50:00 Earth 0.1534 AU 59.7 LD 10.3 km/s
2052-03-30 18:38:00 Earth 0.1413 AU 55.0 LD 10.1 km/s
2059-03-16 03:10:00 Earth 0.1046 AU 40.7 LD 10.2 km/s
2066-03-05 03:09:00 Earth 0.0617 AU 24.0 LD 11.3 km/s
2071-04-29 12:34:00 Earth 0.1712 AU 66.6 LD 12.1 km/s
2073-03-01 14:55:00 Earth 0.1073 AU 41.7 LD 13.8 km/s
2104-04-30 22:06:00 Earth 0.1802 AU 70.1 LD 12.7 km/s

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

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