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613010

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613010 (2005 OU1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.254 AU
True anomaly
160.37°
Distance from Earth
1.407 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 613010 — 1.254 AU from the Sun 613010
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 613010 is 1.407 AU from Earth today (11.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 06m 59s
Declination
-22° 23′ 15″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
1.41 AU
Elongation from the Sun
60° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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
0.976 AU
Eccentricity
0.32
Inclination
12.52°
Orbital period
352.1 days
Perihelion
0.664 AU
Aphelion
1.288 AU
Longitude of ascending node
309.7°
Argument of periapsis
204.87°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 49.4 LD
0.1269 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.133

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
157
Data arc
3.25 years
First observed
27 July 2005
Last observed
25 October 2008
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 April 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.23

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
NEAT
Discovery date
27 July 2005
Discovery site
Palomar

Also known as 2005 OU1

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 177 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 613010 at 2029-07-08 10:59 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-07-08 10:59 UTC close approach of 613010. Catalogue miss distance 141.2 LD · 5.43 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-07-05 to 2029-07-11, 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 141.2 LD · 5.43 × 10⁷ km 2029-07-08 10:59 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-07-08 10:59 UTC close approach of 613010. Catalogue miss distance 141.2 LD · 5.43 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-07-05 to 2029-07-11, 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
2029-07-08 10:59:00 Earth 0.3629 AU 141.2 LD 19.8 km/s
2030-07-02 11:06:00 Earth 0.182 AU 70.8 LD 13.7 km/s
2031-07-07 10:14:00 Earth 0.1429 AU 55.6 LD 9.2 km/s
2032-04-16 17:31:00 Earth 0.3279 AU 127.6 LD 9.4 km/s
2032-07-29 17:06:00 Earth 0.2369 AU 92.2 LD 9.1 km/s
2033-02-18 08:54:00 Venus 0.0738 AU 28.7 LD 11.3 km/s
2033-03-13 08:02:00 Earth 0.3442 AU 134.0 LD 13.2 km/s
2033-08-22 02:45:00 Earth 0.2942 AU 114.5 LD 9.4 km/s
2034-02-13 01:54:00 Earth 0.3246 AU 126.3 LD 13.8 km/s
2034-09-15 22:44:00 Earth 0.304 AU 118.3 LD 8.8 km/s

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

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