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417655 (2006 YF13)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.872 AU
True anomaly
253.03°
Distance from Earth
1.852 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 417655 — 0.872 AU from the Sun 417655
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 417655 is 1.852 AU from Earth today (15.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 20m 18s
Declination
-09° 28′ 38″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.85 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.77° — 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
0.919 AU
Eccentricity
0.4035
Inclination
10.54°
Orbital period
321.7 days
Perihelion
0.548 AU
Aphelion
1.29 AU
Longitude of ascending node
205.23°
Argument of periapsis
95.43°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 31.6 LD
0.0813 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.419

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
160
Data arc
16.23 years
First observed
26 December 2006
Last observed
21 March 2023
Residual RMS
0.56 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 September 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.9

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Siding Spring Survey
Discovery date
26 December 2006
Discovery site
Siding Spring

Also known as 2006 YF13

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 92 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 417655 at 2028-11-20 00:31 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-11-20 00:31 UTC close approach of 417655. Catalogue miss distance 41.3 LD · 1.59 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-11-17 to 2028-11-23, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 41.3 LD · 1.59 × 10⁷ km 2028-11-20 00:31 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-11-20 00:31 UTC close approach of 417655. Catalogue miss distance 41.3 LD · 1.59 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-11-17 to 2028-11-23, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. 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
2027-09-26 17:57:00 Venus 0.0859 AU 33.4 LD 19.7 km/s
2028-11-20 00:31:00 Earth 0.1061 AU 41.3 LD 13.1 km/s
2032-05-02 07:34:00 Venus 0.0655 AU 25.5 LD 13.7 km/s
2033-11-24 04:27:00 Venus 0.0095 AU 3.7 LD 16.3 km/s
2038-03-17 10:53:00 Earth 0.138 AU 53.7 LD 16.7 km/s
2038-06-26 22:45:00 Venus 0.0762 AU 29.6 LD 13.1 km/s
2040-01-17 00:44:00 Venus 0.0552 AU 21.5 LD 18.3 km/s
2045-03-21 11:57:00 Earth 0.0811 AU 31.6 LD 13.4 km/s
2046-03-09 09:35:00 Venus 0.1416 AU 55.1 LD 22.2 km/s
2052-03-23 23:02:00 Earth 0.123 AU 47.9 LD 10.9 km/s

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

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