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202683

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202683 (2006 US216)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.942 AU
True anomaly
197.01°
Distance from Earth
1.033 AU
As of
15 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 202683 — 0.942 AU from the Sun 202683
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 202683 is 1.033 AU from Earth today (8.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 56m 00s
Declination
+09° 22′ 33″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
55.23° — 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
0.637 AU
Eccentricity
0.5623
Inclination
3.44°
Orbital period
185.7 days
Perihelion
0.279 AU
Aphelion
0.995 AU
Longitude of ascending node
193.22°
Argument of periapsis
56.45°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 17.2 LD
0.0442 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.745

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
89
Data arc
11.17 years
First observed
6 November 2005
Last observed
7 January 2017
Residual RMS
0.55 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.78

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Mt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery date
30 October 2006
Discovery site
Mount Lemmon

Also known as 2006 US216

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 396 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 202683 at 2032-12-09 00:57 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-09 00:57 UTC close approach of 202683. Catalogue miss distance 163.2 LD · 6.28 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-06 to 2032-12-12, 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 163.2 LD · 6.28 × 10⁷ km 2032-12-09 00:57 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-09 00:57 UTC close approach of 202683. Catalogue miss distance 163.2 LD · 6.28 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-06 to 2032-12-12, 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
2029-06-01 03:51:00 Venus 0.071 AU 27.6 LD 20.6 km/s
2031-01-05 16:23:00 Mercury 0.0834 AU 32.5 LD 27.7 km/s
2031-01-05 16:23:00 Merc 0.0834 AU 32.5 LD 27.7 km/s
2032-12-09 00:57:00 Earth 0.4195 AU 163.2 LD 26.2 km/s
2033-12-12 19:00:00 Earth 0.3304 AU 128.6 LD 22.8 km/s
2034-03-10 16:35:00 Venus 0.0686 AU 26.7 LD 23.1 km/s
2034-12-16 01:49:00 Earth 0.242 AU 94.2 LD 19.4 km/s
2035-08-04 00:03:00 Merc 0.0822 AU 32.0 LD 27.8 km/s
2035-08-04 00:03:00 Mercury 0.0822 AU 32.0 LD 27.8 km/s
2035-12-18 04:58:00 Earth 0.158 AU 61.5 LD 16.1 km/s

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

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