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414286

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414286 (2008 OC6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.008 AU
True anomaly
127.28°
Distance from Earth
1.907 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 414286 — 1.008 AU from the Sun 414286
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 414286 is 1.907 AU from Earth today (15.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 57m 49s
Declination
-06° 16′ 54″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.91 AU
Elongation from the Sun
18.02° — 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
0.923 AU
Eccentricity
0.1992
Inclination
21.85°
Orbital period
323.9 days
Perihelion
0.739 AU
Aphelion
1.107 AU
Longitude of ascending node
177.57°
Argument of periapsis
295.88°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 11.9 LD
0.0306 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.403

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
527
Data arc
14.15 years
First observed
29 July 2008
Last observed
22 September 2022
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 September 2023

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.18 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.471
Absolute magnitude (H)
18.59

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Mt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery date
29 July 2008
Discovery site
Mount Lemmon

Also known as 2008 OC6

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 134 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 414286 at 2030-03-15 11:03 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-03-15 11:03 UTC close approach of 414286. Catalogue miss distance 75.6 LD · 2.9 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-12 to 2030-03-18, 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 75.6 LD · 2.9 × 10⁷ km 2030-03-15 11:03 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-03-15 11:03 UTC close approach of 414286. Catalogue miss distance 75.6 LD · 2.9 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-12 to 2030-03-18, 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
2030-03-15 11:03:00 Earth 0.1941 AU 75.6 LD 13.1 km/s
2030-09-22 17:11:00 Earth 0.1252 AU 48.7 LD 11.2 km/s
2031-12-27 01:51:00 Venus 0.1335 AU 51.9 LD 13.8 km/s
2037-05-08 16:38:00 Earth 0.4498 AU 175.0 LD 20.1 km/s
2038-03-02 09:25:00 Earth 0.247 AU 96.1 LD 13.1 km/s
2038-09-19 14:32:00 Earth 0.0345 AU 13.4 LD 12 km/s
2045-05-01 16:42:00 Earth 0.376 AU 146.3 LD 18.3 km/s
2046-02-18 03:55:00 Earth 0.2971 AU 115.6 LD 13 km/s
2046-09-16 10:43:00 Earth 0.0766 AU 29.8 LD 13.2 km/s
2053-04-22 23:59:00 Earth 0.2937 AU 114.3 LD 16.5 km/s

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

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