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625991 (2006 UL185)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.842 AU
True anomaly
119.88°
Distance from Earth
0.629 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 625991 — 0.842 AU from the Sun 625991
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 625991 is 0.629 AU from Earth today (5.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 12m 07s
Declination
-46° 25′ 41″
Constellation
Ara
Distance from Earth
0.63 AU
Elongation from the Sun
57.58° — 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
0.844 AU
Eccentricity
0.5018
Inclination
19.43°
Orbital period
283.2 days
Perihelion
0.42 AU
Aphelion
1.268 AU
Longitude of ascending node
52.27°
Argument of periapsis
177.35°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 79.2 LD
0.2036 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.822

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
113
Data arc
17.04 years
First observed
28 October 2006
Last observed
11 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.41

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
CSS
Discovery date
28 October 2006
Discovery site
Catalina

Also known as 2006 UL185

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 258 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 625991 at 2027-11-27 11:39 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-27 11:39 UTC close approach of 625991. Catalogue miss distance 100.4 LD · 3.86 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-24 to 2027-11-30, 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 100.4 LD · 3.86 × 10⁷ km 2027-11-27 11:39 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-27 11:39 UTC close approach of 625991. Catalogue miss distance 100.4 LD · 3.86 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-24 to 2027-11-30, 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
2027-06-16 08:12:00 Merc 0.0459 AU 17.8 LD 19.8 km/s
2027-06-16 08:12:00 Mercury 0.0459 AU 17.8 LD 19.8 km/s
2027-11-27 11:39:00 Earth 0.2579 AU 100.4 LD 13.9 km/s
2030-10-15 21:20:00 Earth 0.2303 AU 89.6 LD 14.3 km/s
2031-12-10 06:20:00 Earth 0.4347 AU 169.2 LD 27.1 km/s
2034-06-04 21:23:00 Mercury 0.0379 AU 14.8 LD 19.5 km/s
2034-06-04 21:23:00 Merc 0.0379 AU 14.8 LD 19.5 km/s
2034-12-05 23:45:00 Earth 0.2317 AU 90.2 LD 13.9 km/s
2037-10-24 00:09:00 Earth 0.2523 AU 98.2 LD 13.8 km/s
2040-10-14 19:03:00 Earth 0.4068 AU 158.3 LD 25.5 km/s

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

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