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2026 FN5

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(2026 FN5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.97 AU
True anomaly
198.8°
Distance from Earth
1.953 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 FN5 — 0.97 AU from the Sun 2026 FN5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 FN5 is 1.953 AU from Earth today (16.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 59m 56s
Declination
-06° 17′ 25″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.95 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.83° — 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
0.662 AU
Eccentricity
0.5654
Inclination
1.24°
Orbital period
196.9 days
Perihelion
0.288 AU
Aphelion
1.037 AU
Longitude of ascending node
180.11°
Argument of periapsis
169.81°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0015 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.443

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
114
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
23 March 2026
Last observed
24 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.82

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 133 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 FN5 at 2027-02-20 00:51 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-20 00:51 UTC close approach of 2026 FN5. Catalogue miss distance 56.8 LD · 2.19 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-17 to 2027-02-23, 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 56.8 LD · 2.19 × 10⁷ km 2027-02-20 00:51 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-20 00:51 UTC close approach of 2026 FN5. Catalogue miss distance 56.8 LD · 2.19 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-17 to 2027-02-23, 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
2027-02-20 00:51:00 Earth 0.1461 AU 56.8 LD 16.8 km/s
2027-06-23 13:54:00 Merc 0.0844 AU 32.9 LD 18.6 km/s
2027-06-23 13:54:00 Mercury 0.0844 AU 32.9 LD 18.6 km/s
2029-07-31 16:58:00 Venus 0.133 AU 51.8 LD 27.1 km/s
2029-08-16 18:10:00 Merc 0.0369 AU 14.4 LD 26.8 km/s
2029-08-16 18:10:00 Mercury 0.0369 AU 14.4 LD 26.8 km/s
2032-05-20 19:22:00 Merc 0.0713 AU 27.7 LD 36.9 km/s
2032-05-20 19:22:00 Mercury 0.0713 AU 27.7 LD 36.9 km/s
2033-03-19 14:39:00 Earth 0.0291 AU 11.3 LD 11.1 km/s
2033-11-22 03:38:00 Venus 0.0836 AU 32.5 LD 24.5 km/s

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

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