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277810 (2006 FV35)

277810 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.62 AU to 1.38 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 366 days. Discovered 29 March 2006 by Spacewatch. Orbit from the JPL solution of 31 August 2026.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.931 AU
True anomaly
101.84°
Distance from Earth
0.831 AU
As of
3 November 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 — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 277810 — 0.931 AU from the Sun 277810
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 277810 is 0.831 AU from Earth today (6.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 37m 48s
Declination
+00° 04′ 45″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
0.83 AU
Elongation from the Sun
60.65° — well clear of the Sun

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
1.001 AU
Eccentricity
0.3775
Inclination
7.11°
Orbital period
366 days
Perihelion
0.623 AU
Aphelion
1.379 AU
Longitude of ascending node
179.46°
Argument of periapsis
170.76°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 40.7 LD
0.1045 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.002

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
296
Data arc
31.01 years
First observed
1 April 1995
Last observed
6 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
31 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.73

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Spacewatch
Discovery date
29 March 2006
Discovery site
Kitt Peak

Also known as 2006 FV35

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 45 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2031-10-03 15:37:00 Venus 0.0441 AU 17.2 LD 12 km/s
2039-10-13 16:58:00 Venus 0.1478 AU 57.5 LD 18.4 km/s
2042-08-21 11:06:00 Venus 0.1082 AU 42.1 LD 10.7 km/s
2050-09-20 21:44:00 Venus 0.1216 AU 47.3 LD 10.6 km/s
2058-10-14 23:22:00 Venus 0.0813 AU 31.6 LD 10.5 km/s
2066-10-28 00:32:00 Venus 0.0443 AU 17.2 LD 12.2 km/s
2074-11-02 07:42:00 Venus 0.0858 AU 33.4 LD 15.2 km/s
2077-09-05 13:58:00 Venus 0.1359 AU 52.9 LD 15.3 km/s
2082-11-04 19:28:00 Venus 0.1351 AU 52.6 LD 17.8 km/s
2085-09-07 09:55:00 Venus 0.1151 AU 44.8 LD 13.2 km/s

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

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