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2026 GH

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(2026 GH)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.03 AU
True anomaly
160.79°
Distance from Earth
1.933 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 GH — 1.03 AU from the Sun 2026 GH
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 GH is 1.933 AU from Earth today (16.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 14m 30s
Declination
-08° 29′ 36″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.93 AU
Elongation from the Sun
17.84° — 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
0.738 AU
Eccentricity
0.462
Inclination
24.85°
Orbital period
231.7 days
Perihelion
0.397 AU
Aphelion
1.079 AU
Longitude of ascending node
197.45°
Argument of periapsis
169.59°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 22.4 LD
0.0576 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.654

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
81
Data arc
11 days
First observed
7 April 2026
Last observed
18 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
18 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.5

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 17 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2026 GH at 2033-04-11 10:08 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-04-11 10:08 UTC close approach of 2026 GH. Catalogue miss distance 22.9 LD · 8.79 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-04-08 to 2033-04-14, 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 22.9 LD · 8.79 × 10⁶ km 2033-04-11 10:08 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-04-11 10:08 UTC close approach of 2026 GH. Catalogue miss distance 22.9 LD · 8.79 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-04-08 to 2033-04-14, 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
2033-04-11 10:08:00 Earth 0.0587 AU 22.9 LD 14.6 km/s
2036-09-15 03:27:00 Merc 0.0783 AU 30.5 LD 33.9 km/s
2036-09-15 03:27:00 Mercury 0.0783 AU 30.5 LD 33.9 km/s
2040-04-14 03:43:00 Earth 0.1176 AU 45.8 LD 16.3 km/s
2043-09-09 15:44:00 Merc 0.072 AU 28.0 LD 30.9 km/s
2043-09-09 15:44:00 Mercury 0.072 AU 28.0 LD 30.9 km/s
2045-03-25 04:02:00 Earth 0.18 AU 70.1 LD 14.3 km/s
2066-04-13 16:30:00 Earth 0.0806 AU 31.4 LD 15.3 km/s

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

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