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2026 JY3

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(2026 JY3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.925 AU
True anomaly
251.03°
Distance from Earth
0.984 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 JY3 — 0.925 AU from the Sun 2026 JY3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 JY3 is 0.984 AU from Earth today (8.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 22m 05s
Declination
-43° 54′ 46″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
0.98 AU
Elongation from the Sun
55.52° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
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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
0.956 AU
Eccentricity
0.3957
Inclination
22.3°
Orbital period
341.2 days
Perihelion
0.578 AU
Aphelion
1.334 AU
Longitude of ascending node
67.93°
Argument of periapsis
11.88°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 95.1 LD
0.2444 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.173

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
88
Data arc
32 days
First observed
11 May 2026
Last observed
12 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.12

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 16 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2044-09-10 10:35:00 Venus 0.1358 AU 52.8 LD 17.1 km/s
2069-12-02 23:19:00 Venus 0.1356 AU 52.8 LD 17.1 km/s
2095-02-24 16:04:00 Venus 0.1364 AU 53.1 LD 17.1 km/s
2120-05-20 10:55:00 Venus 0.1388 AU 54.0 LD 17.2 km/s
2143-09-20 14:36:00 Venus 0.1443 AU 56.2 LD 17.3 km/s
2145-08-13 05:59:00 Venus 0.1428 AU 55.6 LD 17.2 km/s
2168-12-12 17:26:00 Venus 0.1399 AU 54.5 LD 17.2 km/s
2170-11-05 08:33:00 Venus 0.1467 AU 57.1 LD 17.2 km/s
2194-03-06 09:35:00 Venus 0.1374 AU 53.5 LD 17.2 km/s

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

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