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525498 (2005 GE60)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.166 AU
True anomaly
202.37°
Distance from Earth
2.112 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 525498 — 1.166 AU from the Sun 525498
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 525498 is 2.112 AU from Earth today (17.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 58m 48s
Declination
-08° 36′ 08″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.11 AU
Elongation from the Sun
13.36° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.2459
Inclination
5.58°
Orbital period
343 days
Perihelion
0.723 AU
Aphelion
1.195 AU
Longitude of ascending node
229.71°
Argument of periapsis
112.88°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.8 LD
0.0047 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.255

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
116
Data arc
17.25 years
First observed
24 January 2003
Last observed
25 April 2020
Residual RMS
0.53 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 November 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.11

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Siding Spring Survey
Discovery date
9 April 2005
Discovery site
Siding Spring

Also known as 2005 GE60

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 77 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 525498 at 2033-12-16 23:45 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-12-16 23:45 UTC close approach of 525498. Catalogue miss distance 35.5 LD · 1.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-12-13 to 2033-12-19, 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 35.5 LD · 1.37 × 10⁷ km 2033-12-16 23:45 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-12-16 23:45 UTC close approach of 525498. Catalogue miss distance 35.5 LD · 1.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-12-13 to 2033-12-19, 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
2033-12-16 23:45:00 Earth 0.0913 AU 35.5 LD 6 km/s
2036-05-06 11:57:00 Earth 0.0429 AU 16.7 LD 9.2 km/s
2036-06-29 13:47:00 Venus 0.112 AU 43.6 LD 5.2 km/s
2036-08-25 01:47:00 Venus 0.0929 AU 36.1 LD 5.9 km/s
2048-12-16 14:30:00 Earth 0.0986 AU 38.4 LD 5.8 km/s
2051-05-06 09:13:00 Earth 0.072 AU 28.0 LD 10.1 km/s
2056-03-03 21:38:00 Venus 0.1083 AU 42.1 LD 8.2 km/s
2058-03-11 05:08:00 Venus 0.0945 AU 36.8 LD 10 km/s
2063-11-12 09:50:00 Earth 0.1932 AU 75.2 LD 6.1 km/s
2064-01-22 18:20:00 Earth 0.1875 AU 73.0 LD 5.5 km/s

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

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