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613286

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613286 (2005 YQ96)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.497 AU
True anomaly
351.07°
Distance from Earth
1.355 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 613286 — 0.497 AU from the Sun 613286
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 613286 is 1.355 AU from Earth today (11.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 25m 52s
Declination
-18° 27′ 31″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.35 AU
Elongation from the Sun
17.09° — too close to the Sun to observe

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

From your location

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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
0.743 AU
Eccentricity
0.3336
Inclination
22.23°
Orbital period
234.1 days
Perihelion
0.495 AU
Aphelion
0.991 AU
Longitude of ascending node
282.66°
Argument of periapsis
340.15°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.5 LD
0.0192 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.66

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
99
Data arc
17.96 years
First observed
30 December 2005
Last observed
15 December 2023
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 December 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.63

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
CSS
Discovery date
30 December 2005
Discovery site
Catalina

Also known as 2005 YQ96

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 222 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 613286 at 2028-12-15 02:32 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-12-15 02:32 UTC close approach of 613286. Catalogue miss distance 186.3 LD · 7.16 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-12 to 2028-12-18, 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 186.3 LD · 7.16 × 10⁷ km 2028-12-15 02:32 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-12-15 02:32 UTC close approach of 613286. Catalogue miss distance 186.3 LD · 7.16 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-12 to 2028-12-18, 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
2028-12-15 02:32:00 Earth 0.4787 AU 186.3 LD 20.5 km/s
2030-12-30 06:05:00 Earth 0.1038 AU 40.4 LD 11.9 km/s
2032-08-18 02:06:00 Earth 0.4802 AU 186.9 LD 18.3 km/s
2032-12-29 14:56:00 Earth 0.3213 AU 125.0 LD 19.9 km/s
2037-12-16 17:02:00 Earth 0.351 AU 136.6 LD 16.2 km/s
2040-01-03 09:19:00 Earth 0.0373 AU 14.5 LD 12.9 km/s
2041-08-02 09:06:00 Earth 0.4925 AU 191.7 LD 21 km/s
2041-12-25 00:26:00 Earth 0.4711 AU 183.3 LD 24.6 km/s
2046-01-10 18:44:00 Mercury 0.0889 AU 34.6 LD 25.6 km/s
2046-01-10 18:44:00 Merc 0.0889 AU 34.6 LD 25.6 km/s

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

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