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2000 EZ106

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(2000 EZ106)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.276 AU
True anomaly
158.5°
Distance from Earth
1.6 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2000 EZ106 — 1.276 AU from the Sun 2000 EZ106
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2000 EZ106 is 1.6 AU from Earth today (13.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 45m 21s
Declination
+33° 04′ 49″
Constellation
Ursa Major
Distance from Earth
1.6 AU
Elongation from the Sun
53.07° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.931 AU
Eccentricity
0.4477
Inclination
40.51°
Orbital period
328 days
Perihelion
0.514 AU
Aphelion
1.348 AU
Longitude of ascending node
358.45°
Argument of periapsis
313.72°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 25.3 LD
0.065 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.165

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
102
Data arc
26.06 years
First observed
12 March 2000
Last observed
5 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.56 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.67

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2026 DU11

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 25 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2000 EZ106 at 2035-03-24 02:55 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-03-24 02:55 UTC close approach of 2000 EZ106. Catalogue miss distance 71.8 LD · 2.76 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-03-21 to 2035-03-27, 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 71.8 LD · 2.76 × 10⁷ km 2035-03-24 02:55 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-03-24 02:55 UTC close approach of 2000 EZ106. Catalogue miss distance 71.8 LD · 2.76 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-03-21 to 2035-03-27, 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
2035-03-24 02:55:00 Earth 0.1846 AU 71.8 LD 20.6 km/s
2044-03-22 20:19:00 Earth 0.1003 AU 39.0 LD 21.8 km/s
2053-03-21 15:30:00 Earth 0.0674 AU 26.2 LD 23.3 km/s
2062-03-19 14:23:00 Earth 0.1335 AU 51.9 LD 25.3 km/s
2088-03-23 10:25:00 Earth 0.1426 AU 55.5 LD 21.1 km/s
2097-03-22 16:15:00 Earth 0.0722 AU 28.1 LD 22.5 km/s
2106-03-22 02:51:00 Earth 0.0917 AU 35.7 LD 24.2 km/s
2115-03-19 17:29:00 Earth 0.177 AU 68.9 LD 26.4 km/s
2132-03-24 16:59:00 Earth 0.191 AU 74.3 LD 20.6 km/s
2141-03-24 13:07:00 Earth 0.1054 AU 41.0 LD 21.7 km/s

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

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