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468727

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468727 (2010 JE87)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.761 AU
True anomaly
264.98°
Distance from Earth
1.511 AU
As of
20 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 468727 — 0.761 AU from the Sun 468727
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 468727 is 1.511 AU from Earth today (12.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 31m 54s
Declination
-14° 36′ 06″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.5 AU
Elongation from the Sun
26.36° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.904 AU
Eccentricity
0.437
Inclination
16.91°
Orbital period
314 days
Perihelion
0.509 AU
Aphelion
1.299 AU
Longitude of ascending node
120.47°
Argument of periapsis
242.31°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 13.7 LD
0.0353 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.472

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
192
Data arc
12.02 years
First observed
10 May 2010
Last observed
19 May 2022
Residual RMS
0.35 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 January 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.15 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.108
Absolute magnitude (H)
20.76

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
WISE
Discovery date
10 May 2010
Discovery site
WISE

Also known as 2010 JE87

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 89 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 468727 at 2027-01-29 16:43 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-29 16:43 UTC close approach of 468727. Catalogue miss distance 38.0 LD · 1.46 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-26 to 2027-02-01, 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 38.0 LD · 1.46 × 10⁷ km 2027-01-29 16:43 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-29 16:43 UTC close approach of 468727. Catalogue miss distance 38.0 LD · 1.46 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-26 to 2027-02-01, 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
2027-01-29 16:43:00 Earth 0.0977 AU 38.0 LD 17.9 km/s
2058-01-25 14:27:00 Earth 0.1661 AU 64.6 LD 11.8 km/s
2064-01-26 01:53:00 Earth 0.0584 AU 22.7 LD 14.3 km/s
2067-04-03 21:27:00 Venus 0.1248 AU 48.6 LD 15.1 km/s
2070-01-28 17:23:00 Earth 0.0751 AU 29.2 LD 17.2 km/s
2071-07-19 23:02:00 Venus 0.1026 AU 39.9 LD 16 km/s
2075-11-05 21:26:00 Venus 0.094 AU 36.6 LD 17 km/s
2078-08-11 15:59:00 Venus 0.144 AU 56.1 LD 21.4 km/s
2080-02-23 14:42:00 Venus 0.0945 AU 36.8 LD 18 km/s
2082-11-30 17:15:00 Venus 0.1267 AU 49.3 LD 20.1 km/s

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

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