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141432

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141432 (2002 CQ11)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.108 AU
True anomaly
229.12°
Distance from Earth
2.091 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 141432 — 1.108 AU from the Sun 141432
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 141432 is 2.091 AU from Earth today (17.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 22m 48s
Declination
-13° 20′ 53″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
2.09 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.22° — 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
0.976 AU
Eccentricity
0.4275
Inclination
2.47°
Orbital period
352.2 days
Perihelion
0.559 AU
Aphelion
1.393 AU
Longitude of ascending node
81.34°
Argument of periapsis
272.65°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.6 LD
0.0195 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.113

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
472
Data arc
10.26 years
First observed
6 February 2002
Last observed
10 May 2012
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 April 2021

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.12 km
Rotation period
2.61 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.34
Absolute magnitude (H)
20.06

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
6 February 2002
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2002 CQ11

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 240 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 141432 at 2030-01-30 13:02 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-30 13:02 UTC close approach of 141432. Catalogue miss distance 193.9 LD · 7.45 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-27 to 2030-02-02, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 193.9 LD · 7.45 × 10⁷ km 2030-01-30 13:02 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-30 13:02 UTC close approach of 141432. Catalogue miss distance 193.9 LD · 7.45 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-27 to 2030-02-02, 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. 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
2028-01-24 03:21:00 Venus 0.1164 AU 45.3 LD 10.2 km/s
2030-01-30 13:02:00 Earth 0.4982 AU 193.9 LD 28.9 km/s
2031-01-21 09:20:00 Earth 0.2839 AU 110.5 LD 22 km/s
2032-01-13 00:51:00 Earth 0.0657 AU 25.6 LD 15.1 km/s
2033-01-11 06:05:00 Earth 0.1562 AU 60.8 LD 9 km/s
2033-11-13 05:10:00 Earth 0.3489 AU 135.8 LD 11.5 km/s
2034-02-06 21:44:00 Earth 0.3119 AU 121.4 LD 9.6 km/s
2034-10-15 19:13:00 Earth 0.4184 AU 162.8 LD 16.1 km/s
2035-02-27 09:08:00 Earth 0.3841 AU 149.5 LD 10.6 km/s
2035-09-22 00:53:00 Earth 0.4459 AU 173.5 LD 17.9 km/s

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

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