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467351 (2003 KO2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.768 AU
True anomaly
125.87°
Distance from Earth
1.741 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 467351 — 0.768 AU from the Sun 467351
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 467351 is 1.741 AU from Earth today (14.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 54m 50s
Declination
-11° 11′ 10″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.75 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.05° — 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
0.728 AU
Eccentricity
0.5108
Inclination
23.49°
Orbital period
226.7 days
Perihelion
0.356 AU
Aphelion
1.099 AU
Longitude of ascending node
215.46°
Argument of periapsis
204.04°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0016 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.74

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
484
Data arc
23.04 years
First observed
22 May 2003
Last observed
4 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 June 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
6.48 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.37

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
22 May 2003
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2003 KO2

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 104 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 467351 at 2034-04-25 14:13 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-04-25 14:13 UTC close approach of 467351. Catalogue miss distance 22.2 LD · 8.52 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-04-22 to 2034-04-28, 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 22.2 LD · 8.52 × 10⁶ km 2034-04-25 14:13 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-04-25 14:13 UTC close approach of 467351. Catalogue miss distance 22.2 LD · 8.52 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-04-22 to 2034-04-28, 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
2028-07-11 05:46:00 Merc 0.0625 AU 24.3 LD 31.6 km/s
2028-07-11 05:46:00 Mercury 0.0625 AU 24.3 LD 31.6 km/s
2032-11-12 00:10:00 Merc 0.095 AU 37.0 LD 31.8 km/s
2032-11-12 00:10:00 Mercury 0.095 AU 37.0 LD 31.8 km/s
2034-04-25 14:13:00 Earth 0.057 AU 22.2 LD 16.6 km/s
2039-04-29 15:49:00 Earth 0.0897 AU 34.9 LD 13.9 km/s
2040-04-29 06:38:00 Mercury 0.0874 AU 34.0 LD 32.7 km/s
2040-04-29 06:38:00 Merc 0.0874 AU 34.0 LD 32.7 km/s
2044-08-31 10:06:00 Mercury 0.0861 AU 33.5 LD 31.5 km/s
2044-08-31 10:06:00 Merc 0.0861 AU 33.5 LD 31.5 km/s

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

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