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893065

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893065 (2016 CL136)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.162 AU
True anomaly
171.4°
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
As of
15 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 893065 — 1.162 AU from the Sun 893065
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 893065 is 1.94 AU from Earth today (16.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 36m 04s
Declination
-01° 04′ 00″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.59° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.73 AU
Eccentricity
0.6223
Inclination
21.53°
Orbital period
227.6 days
Perihelion
0.276 AU
Aphelion
1.184 AU
Longitude of ascending node
316.42°
Argument of periapsis
23.52°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 10.9 LD
0.0281 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.677

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
291
Data arc
10.03 years
First observed
6 February 2016
Last observed
15 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.37 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.06 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.32
Absolute magnitude (H)
21.3

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
CSS
Discovery date
8 February 2016
Discovery site
Catalina

Also known as 2016 CL136

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 70 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 893065 at 2031-02-07 10:12 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-02-07 10:12 UTC close approach of 893065. Catalogue miss distance 55.8 LD · 2.15 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-02-04 to 2031-02-10, 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 55.8 LD · 2.15 × 10⁷ km 2031-02-07 10:12 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-02-07 10:12 UTC close approach of 893065. Catalogue miss distance 55.8 LD · 2.15 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-02-04 to 2031-02-10, 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
2031-02-07 10:12:00 Earth 0.1435 AU 55.8 LD 15.9 km/s
2036-02-12 08:03:00 Earth 0.1883 AU 73.3 LD 15.6 km/s
2050-12-10 20:16:00 Venus 0.1225 AU 47.7 LD 22.8 km/s
2051-07-24 00:39:00 Venus 0.1002 AU 39.0 LD 24.8 km/s
2052-03-05 16:26:00 Venus 0.1023 AU 39.8 LD 27 km/s
2052-10-17 16:13:00 Venus 0.1285 AU 50.0 LD 29.4 km/s
2054-02-04 07:56:00 Earth 0.1535 AU 59.7 LD 23 km/s
2059-02-02 23:47:00 Earth 0.0796 AU 31.0 LD 20.7 km/s
2064-02-02 17:46:00 Earth 0.0276 AU 10.7 LD 18.7 km/s
2069-02-02 21:58:00 Earth 0.0666 AU 25.9 LD 17.2 km/s

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

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