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523808 (2007 ML24)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.742 AU
True anomaly
252.39°
Distance from Earth
0.563 AU
As of
16 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 523808 — 0.742 AU from the Sun 523808
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 523808 is 0.563 AU from Earth today (4.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 13m 40s
Declination
+30° 32′ 00″
Constellation
Boötes
Distance from Earth
0.56 AU
Elongation from the Sun
47.18° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.759 AU
Eccentricity
0.3585
Inclination
33.43°
Orbital period
241.4 days
Perihelion
0.487 AU
Aphelion
1.031 AU
Longitude of ascending node
281.87°
Argument of periapsis
201.51°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.0 LD
0.0232 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.452

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
335
Data arc
19.12 years
First observed
21 June 2007
Last observed
3 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
4 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.35

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Mount Lemmon Survey
Discovery date
22 June 2007
Discovery site
Mount Lemmon

Also known as 2007 ML24

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 35 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 523808 at 2028-07-03 22:15 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-03 22:15 UTC close approach of 523808. Catalogue miss distance 37.2 LD · 1.43 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-06-30 to 2028-07-06, 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 37.2 LD · 1.43 × 10⁷ km 2028-07-03 22:15 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-03 22:15 UTC close approach of 523808. Catalogue miss distance 37.2 LD · 1.43 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-06-30 to 2028-07-06, 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
2028-07-03 22:15:00 Earth 0.0956 AU 37.2 LD 16.2 km/s
2030-07-04 21:16:00 Earth 0.184 AU 71.6 LD 16.3 km/s
2059-07-08 05:37:00 Earth 0.1757 AU 68.4 LD 19.4 km/s
2061-07-05 19:13:00 Earth 0.0825 AU 32.1 LD 17.8 km/s
2063-07-05 03:37:00 Earth 0.0258 AU 10.0 LD 16.7 km/s
2065-07-04 08:13:00 Earth 0.1064 AU 41.4 LD 16.2 km/s
2067-07-05 10:19:00 Earth 0.1978 AU 77.0 LD 16.3 km/s
2096-07-06 11:34:00 Earth 0.1239 AU 48.2 LD 18.5 km/s
2098-07-05 10:07:00 Earth 0.0351 AU 13.6 LD 17.1 km/s
2100-07-05 06:02:00 Earth 0.0672 AU 26.1 LD 16.3 km/s

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

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