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613471 (2006 RJ1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.688 AU
True anomaly
31.12°
Distance from Earth
1.642 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 613471 — 0.688 AU from the Sun 613471
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 613471 is 1.642 AU from Earth today (13.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 32m 09s
Declination
-14° 34′ 28″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.64 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.59° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.95 AU
Eccentricity
0.3004
Inclination
1.41°
Orbital period
338.4 days
Perihelion
0.665 AU
Aphelion
1.236 AU
Longitude of ascending node
93.45°
Argument of periapsis
110.33°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0014 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.29

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
248
Data arc
14.27 years
First observed
12 September 2006
Last observed
20 December 2020
Residual RMS
0.53 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 July 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.27

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
CSS
Discovery date
12 September 2006
Discovery site
Catalina

Also known as 2006 RJ1

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 163 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 613471 at 2030-08-30 10:46 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-08-30 10:46 UTC close approach of 613471. Catalogue miss distance 153.9 LD · 5.92 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-08-27 to 2030-09-02, 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 153.9 LD · 5.92 × 10⁷ km 2030-08-30 10:46 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-08-30 10:46 UTC close approach of 613471. Catalogue miss distance 153.9 LD · 5.92 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-08-27 to 2030-09-02, 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
2027-08-13 06:29:00 Venus 0.1197 AU 46.6 LD 13.7 km/s
2029-06-20 08:26:00 Venus 0.072 AU 28.0 LD 11.3 km/s
2030-08-30 10:46:00 Earth 0.3955 AU 153.9 LD 21 km/s
2031-04-28 11:29:00 Venus 0.0393 AU 15.3 LD 9.4 km/s
2031-08-16 19:33:00 Earth 0.0571 AU 22.2 LD 7.4 km/s
2032-05-11 03:00:00 Earth 0.3292 AU 128.1 LD 11.2 km/s
2032-10-28 18:21:00 Earth 0.2328 AU 90.6 LD 7.4 km/s
2033-03-03 10:37:00 Venus 0.0323 AU 12.6 LD 8.9 km/s
2033-03-07 00:03:00 Earth 0.2986 AU 116.2 LD 9.8 km/s
2033-12-19 05:05:00 Earth 0.0969 AU 37.7 LD 11.9 km/s

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

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