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2026 FH6

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(2026 FH6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.994 AU
True anomaly
128.47°
Distance from Earth
1.225 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 FH6 — 0.994 AU from the Sun 2026 FH6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 FH6 is 1.225 AU from Earth today (10.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 49m 47s
Declination
+18° 18′ 18″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.23 AU
Elongation from the Sun
52.06° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.9 AU
Eccentricity
0.2253
Inclination
12.41°
Orbital period
312.1 days
Perihelion
0.698 AU
Aphelion
1.103 AU
Longitude of ascending node
9.7°
Argument of periapsis
324.79°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 14.3 LD
0.0367 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.571

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
74
Data arc
19 days
First observed
24 March 2026
Last observed
12 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.98

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 31 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 FH6 at 2032-04-07 19:42 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-04-07 19:42 UTC close approach of 2026 FH6. Catalogue miss distance 34.1 LD · 1.31 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-04-04 to 2032-04-10, 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 34.1 LD · 1.31 × 10⁷ km 2032-04-07 19:42 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-04-07 19:42 UTC close approach of 2026 FH6. Catalogue miss distance 34.1 LD · 1.31 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-04-04 to 2032-04-10, 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
2032-04-07 19:42:00 Earth 0.0877 AU 34.1 LD 10.4 km/s
2035-12-21 05:36:00 Venus 0.0334 AU 13.0 LD 8.7 km/s
2047-02-01 23:18:00 Venus 0.0974 AU 37.9 LD 11.6 km/s
2051-04-11 21:54:00 Venus 0.1369 AU 53.3 LD 10 km/s
2055-03-16 15:03:00 Earth 0.1435 AU 55.8 LD 7.4 km/s
2061-04-04 08:42:00 Earth 0.0441 AU 17.2 LD 8.2 km/s
2062-06-07 21:09:00 Venus 0.0214 AU 8.3 LD 8.9 km/s
2067-04-08 06:08:00 Earth 0.1107 AU 43.1 LD 11 km/s
2073-07-21 01:20:00 Venus 0.1466 AU 57.1 LD 13.6 km/s
2077-10-03 02:58:00 Venus 0.1032 AU 40.2 LD 9.2 km/s

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

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