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2026 FM7

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(2026 FM7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.816 AU
True anomaly
110.23°
Distance from Earth
1.45 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 FM7 — 0.816 AU from the Sun 2026 FM7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 FM7 is 1.45 AU from Earth today (12.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 20m 01s
Declination
-01° 53′ 21″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.45 AU
Elongation from the Sun
32.8° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.798 AU
Eccentricity
0.2681
Inclination
12.32°
Orbital period
260.3 days
Perihelion
0.584 AU
Aphelion
1.012 AU
Longitude of ascending node
185.13°
Argument of periapsis
193.47°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.6 LD
0.0041 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.259

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
62
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
27 March 2026
Last observed
28 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
29 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.09

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 27 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 FM7 at 2031-04-03 06:47 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-04-03 06:47 UTC close approach of 2026 FM7. Catalogue miss distance 21.5 LD · 8.27 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-03-31 to 2031-04-06, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 21.5 LD · 8.27 × 10⁶ km 2031-04-03 06:47 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-04-03 06:47 UTC close approach of 2026 FM7. Catalogue miss distance 21.5 LD · 8.27 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-03-31 to 2031-04-06, 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 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
2031-04-03 06:47:00 Earth 0.0553 AU 21.5 LD 7.4 km/s
2032-05-04 00:11:00 Venus 0.1418 AU 55.2 LD 13 km/s
2036-04-13 04:26:00 Earth 0.1238 AU 48.2 LD 8.4 km/s
2045-11-05 22:22:00 Venus 0.1438 AU 56.0 LD 13 km/s
2055-02-20 20:11:00 Venus 0.1459 AU 56.8 LD 12.4 km/s
2058-03-17 18:26:00 Earth 0.1794 AU 69.8 LD 11.5 km/s
2063-03-19 09:49:00 Earth 0.0842 AU 32.8 LD 9 km/s
2068-03-23 23:46:00 Earth 0.0113 AU 4.4 LD 7.6 km/s
2068-08-28 11:52:00 Venus 0.1399 AU 54.4 LD 12.6 km/s
2078-03-18 16:07:00 Earth 0.1003 AU 39.0 LD 9.4 km/s

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

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