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747011

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747011 (2012 PG6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.911 AU
True anomaly
134.21°
Distance from Earth
1.728 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 747011 — 0.911 AU from the Sun 747011
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 747011 is 1.728 AU from Earth today (14.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 08m 10s
Declination
-20° 33′ 20″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.73 AU
Elongation from the Sun
23.85° — 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
0.837 AU
Eccentricity
0.616
Inclination
6.53°
Orbital period
279.8 days
Perihelion
0.321 AU
Aphelion
1.353 AU
Longitude of ascending node
311.87°
Argument of periapsis
169.93°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 20.8 LD
0.0535 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.842

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
480
Data arc
23.06 years
First observed
28 July 2002
Last observed
20 August 2025
Residual RMS
0.32 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
27 August 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
10.58 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.24

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca
Discovery date
10 August 2012
Discovery site
La Sagra

Also known as 2012 PG6

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 192 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 747011 at 2031-06-19 22:48 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-06-19 22:48 UTC close approach of 747011. Catalogue miss distance 69.1 LD · 2.66 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-06-16 to 2031-06-22, 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 69.1 LD · 2.66 × 10⁷ km 2031-06-19 22:48 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-06-19 22:48 UTC close approach of 747011. Catalogue miss distance 69.1 LD · 2.66 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-06-16 to 2031-06-22, 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
2030-06-29 15:22:00 Mercury 0.0427 AU 16.6 LD 14.5 km/s
2030-06-29 15:22:00 Merc 0.0427 AU 16.6 LD 14.5 km/s
2031-06-19 22:48:00 Earth 0.1775 AU 69.1 LD 13.8 km/s
2035-07-04 03:53:00 Mars 0.059 AU 22.9 LD 10.6 km/s
2035-08-31 23:59:00 Earth 0.1341 AU 52.2 LD 14.4 km/s
2038-03-31 10:34:00 Venus 0.1032 AU 40.1 LD 25.5 km/s
2038-12-01 16:36:00 Mercury 0.0307 AU 12.0 LD 15.4 km/s
2038-12-01 16:36:00 Merc 0.0307 AU 12.0 LD 15.4 km/s
2041-04-25 13:10:00 Venus 0.0946 AU 36.8 LD 21.9 km/s
2044-05-21 02:17:00 Venus 0.1347 AU 52.4 LD 18.5 km/s

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

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