2019 SB6 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2019 SB6 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.
2019 SB6 orbits the sun every 367 days (1.00 years), coming as close as 0.74 AU and reaching as far as 1.27 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2019 SB6 is probably between 0.008 to 0.034 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2019 SB6's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
2019 SB6 has 33 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 8, 2019 | 2,979,791 | 7.840 |
| Oct. 7, 2020 | 4,554,203 | 7.578 |
| Oct. 8, 2021 | 7,786,245 | 7.015 |
| Oct. 8, 2022 | 11,851,580 | 6.357 |
| Oct. 7, 2023 | 16,443,325 | 5.738 |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | 21,272,674 | 5.390 |
| Sept. 21, 2025 | 25,833,614 | 5.507 |
| Sept. 12, 2026 | 29,776,061 | 5.784 |
| March 23, 2042 | 27,176,089 | 6.445 |
| April 2, 2043 | 23,926,132 | 6.011 |
| April 11, 2044 | 20,348,978 | 5.840 |
| April 18, 2045 | 16,763,526 | 6.098 |
| April 22, 2046 | 13,497,966 | 6.630 |
| April 26, 2047 | 10,917,748 | 7.233 |
| April 27, 2048 | 9,308,542 | 7.846 |
| April 29, 2049 | 8,972,244 | 8.478 |
| May 1, 2050 | 10,348,693 | 9.263 |
| May 3, 2051 | 13,506,128 | 10.140 |
| May 4, 2052 | 17,913,659 | 11.166 |
| May 7, 2053 | 22,948,262 | 12.209 |
| May 9, 2054 | 28,511,913 | 13.362 |
| Oct. 1, 2168 | 27,969,103 | 13.626 |
| Oct. 3, 2169 | 21,845,074 | 12.431 |
| Oct. 4, 2170 | 16,096,020 | 11.348 |
| Oct. 6, 2171 | 10,691,193 | 10.306 |
| Oct. 7, 2172 | 6,078,322 | 9.468 |
| Oct. 7, 2173 | 3,026,368 | 8.905 |
| Oct. 8, 2174 | 3,377,469 | 8.956 |
| Oct. 7, 2175 | 6,511,556 | 9.549 |
| Oct. 5, 2176 | 11,077,121 | 10.385 |
| Oct. 4, 2177 | 16,419,962 | 11.392 |
| Oct. 3, 2178 | 22,251,794 | 12.528 |
| Oct. 1, 2179 | 28,203,866 | 13.675 |
2019 SB6's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Sept. 28, 2019. It was last officially observed on Oct. 3, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 21 observations used to determine its orbit.
2019 SB6 can be reached with a journey of 394 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 9.023 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 89,140 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2019 SB6.
The position of 2019 SB6 is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.