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482796

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482796 (2013 QJ10)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.073 AU
True anomaly
128.97°
Distance from Earth
0.873 AU
As of
22 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 482796 — 1.073 AU from the Sun 482796
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 482796 is 0.873 AU from Earth today (7.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 41m 13s
Declination
-18° 01′ 01″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
0.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
69.87° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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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
0.959 AU
Eccentricity
0.425
Inclination
18.15°
Orbital period
343.2 days
Perihelion
0.552 AU
Aphelion
1.367 AU
Longitude of ascending node
327.42°
Argument of periapsis
243.88°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.8 LD
0.0251 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.163

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
553
Data arc
15.12 years
First observed
7 November 2002
Last observed
20 December 2017
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Physical properties

Rotation period
14.5 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.6

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
OAM
Discovery date
24 August 2013
Discovery site
La Sagra

Also known as 2013 QJ10

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 199 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 482796 at 2027-09-10 02:39 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-09-10 02:39 UTC close approach of 482796. Catalogue miss distance 158.3 LD · 6.08 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-09-07 to 2027-09-13, 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 158.3 LD · 6.08 × 10⁷ km 2027-09-10 02:39 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-09-10 02:39 UTC close approach of 482796. Catalogue miss distance 158.3 LD · 6.08 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-09-07 to 2027-09-13, 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
2027-09-10 02:39:00 Earth 0.4067 AU 158.3 LD 27.2 km/s
2028-08-25 19:30:00 Earth 0.057 AU 22.2 LD 17.1 km/s
2029-08-29 20:34:00 Earth 0.2973 AU 115.7 LD 10.8 km/s
2030-10-11 11:50:00 Earth 0.484 AU 188.4 LD 11.4 km/s
2031-04-09 14:57:00 Earth 0.4833 AU 188.1 LD 19.1 km/s
2031-11-30 00:15:00 Earth 0.4726 AU 183.9 LD 9.3 km/s
2032-02-26 16:50:00 Earth 0.3655 AU 142.3 LD 16 km/s
2033-01-12 08:56:00 Earth 0.2154 AU 83.8 LD 15.7 km/s
2033-12-19 18:52:00 Earth 0.4021 AU 156.5 LD 25.1 km/s
2036-11-03 22:34:00 Venus 0.0554 AU 21.6 LD 16.7 km/s

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

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