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482533

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482533 (2012 UA34)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.414 AU
True anomaly
178.35°
Distance from Earth
0.855 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 482533 — 1.414 AU from the Sun 482533
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 482533 is 0.855 AU from Earth today (7.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 10m 18s
Declination
+44° 13′ 52″
Constellation
Auriga
Distance from Earth
0.85 AU
Elongation from the Sun
99.6° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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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
0.786 AU
Eccentricity
0.8016
Inclination
19.78°
Orbital period
254.5 days
Perihelion
0.156 AU
Aphelion
1.416 AU
Longitude of ascending node
18.97°
Argument of periapsis
222.42°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 34.5 LD
0.0887 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.058

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
238
Data arc
13.15 years
First observed
17 October 2012
Last observed
11 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 December 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.8

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Pan-STARRS 1
Discovery date
17 October 2012
Discovery site
Haleakala

Also known as 2012 UA34

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 188 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 482533 at 2032-11-01 00:23 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-11-01 00:23 UTC close approach of 482533. Catalogue miss distance 73.8 LD · 2.84 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-10-29 to 2032-11-04, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 73.8 LD · 2.84 × 10⁷ km 2032-11-01 00:23 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-11-01 00:23 UTC close approach of 482533. Catalogue miss distance 73.8 LD · 2.84 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-10-29 to 2032-11-04, 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 north 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
2027-02-17 23:54:00 Mercury 0.0644 AU 25.1 LD 50.5 km/s
2027-02-17 23:54:00 Merc 0.0644 AU 25.1 LD 50.5 km/s
2028-08-18 18:27:00 Venus 0.1324 AU 51.5 LD 27.9 km/s
2030-09-01 10:08:00 Mercury 0.0388 AU 15.1 LD 50.5 km/s
2030-09-01 10:08:00 Merc 0.0388 AU 15.1 LD 50.5 km/s
2032-11-01 00:23:00 Earth 0.1897 AU 73.8 LD 31.8 km/s
2034-03-10 13:57:00 Venus 0.1282 AU 49.9 LD 39.4 km/s
2036-12-07 18:08:00 Mercury 0.0612 AU 23.8 LD 62.3 km/s
2036-12-07 18:08:00 Merc 0.0612 AU 23.8 LD 62.3 km/s
2039-10-26 22:24:00 Earth 0.0889 AU 34.6 LD 26.3 km/s

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

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