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613569 (2006 TU7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.969 AU
True anomaly
132.14°
Distance from Earth
1.433 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 613569 — 0.969 AU from the Sun 613569
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 613569 is 1.433 AU from Earth today (11.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 30m 29s
Declination
-22° 35′ 52″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
1.44 AU
Elongation from the Sun
42.49° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.851 AU
Eccentricity
0.4704
Inclination
2.95°
Orbital period
286.9 days
Perihelion
0.451 AU
Aphelion
1.252 AU
Longitude of ascending node
91.34°
Argument of periapsis
69.21°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.2 LD
0.0236 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.825

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
196
Data arc
22.05 years
First observed
9 September 2002
Last observed
28 September 2024
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
29 September 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.95

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Siding Spring Survey
Discovery date
12 October 2006
Discovery site
Siding Spring

Also known as 2006 TU7

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 275 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 613569 at 2027-07-29 11:14 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-07-29 11:14 UTC close approach of 613569. Catalogue miss distance 110.3 LD · 4.24 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-07-26 to 2027-08-01, 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 110.3 LD · 4.24 × 10⁷ km 2027-07-29 11:14 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-07-29 11:14 UTC close approach of 613569. Catalogue miss distance 110.3 LD · 4.24 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-07-26 to 2027-08-01, 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
2027-07-29 11:14:00 Earth 0.2835 AU 110.3 LD 21.8 km/s
2028-02-03 18:49:00 Venus 0.0167 AU 6.5 LD 17.5 km/s
2028-10-18 03:34:00 Earth 0.0737 AU 28.7 LD 14.7 km/s
2031-07-30 07:23:00 Earth 0.1511 AU 58.8 LD 9.7 km/s
2035-04-18 06:46:00 Earth 0.4969 AU 193.4 LD 18.3 km/s
2035-09-26 22:05:00 Earth 0.2117 AU 82.4 LD 9.8 km/s
2036-09-18 02:46:00 Venus 0.0691 AU 26.9 LD 13.5 km/s
2038-07-24 15:03:00 Earth 0.1542 AU 60.0 LD 17.7 km/s
2039-10-14 18:21:00 Earth 0.2002 AU 77.9 LD 19 km/s
2042-08-16 09:04:00 Earth 0.2214 AU 86.2 LD 9.9 km/s

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

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