281375
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281375 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.74 AU to 1.23 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 357.4 days. Discovered 8 May 2008 by CSS. Orbit from the JPL solution of 12 May 2022.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 0.927 AU
- True anomaly
- 90.57°
- Distance from Earth
- 1.817 AU
- As of
- 2 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 13h 28m 30s
- Declination
- -06° 37′ 16″
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Distance from Earth
- 1.82 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 18.15° — too close to the Sun to observe
Visible from both hemispheres.
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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
- 0.986 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2485
- Inclination
- 7.23°
- Orbital period
- 357.4 days
- Perihelion
- 0.741 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.231 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 141.88°
- Argument of periapsis
- 310.75°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 16.2 LD
- 0.0416 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.115
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).
- Observations used
- 607
- Data arc
- 9.24 years
- First observed
- 8 May 2008
- Last observed
- 3 August 2017
- Residual RMS
- 0.41 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 12 May 2022
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 3.5 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 20.81
Discovery & classification
- Discovered by
- CSS
- Discovery date
- 8 May 2008
- Discovery site
- Catalina
Also known as 2008 JV19
Close approaches 145 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2051-04-27 16:34 UTC close approach of 281375. Catalogue miss distance 174.2 LD · 6.7 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2051-04-24 to 2051-04-30, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2047-04-06 04:10:00 | Venus | 0.0834 AU | 32.5 LD | 4.1 km/s |
| 2051-04-27 16:34:00 | Earth | 0.4476 AU | 174.2 LD | 20.2 km/s |
| 2052-04-20 07:00:00 | Earth | 0.3216 AU | 125.2 LD | 16.3 km/s |
| 2053-04-13 08:55:00 | Earth | 0.1996 AU | 77.7 LD | 12.3 km/s |
| 2054-04-04 23:41:00 | Earth | 0.1091 AU | 42.5 LD | 8.5 km/s |
| 2055-03-16 14:38:00 | Earth | 0.1326 AU | 51.6 LD | 6.1 km/s |
| 2056-02-12 05:08:00 | Earth | 0.1967 AU | 76.5 LD | 7.4 km/s |
| 2056-05-21 21:46:00 | Earth | 0.2242 AU | 87.3 LD | 5.5 km/s |
| 2057-01-16 15:10:00 | Earth | 0.237 AU | 92.2 LD | 8.6 km/s |
| 2057-06-18 02:07:00 | Earth | 0.2413 AU | 93.9 LD | 6.3 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- physical properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB