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2000 SZ162

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(2000 SZ162)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.973 AU
True anomaly
244.61°
Distance from Earth
0.037 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2000 SZ162 — 0.973 AU from the Sun 2000 SZ162
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2000 SZ162 is 0.037 AU from Earth today (18.4 light-seconds).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 58m 04s
Declination
+14° 18′ 38″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.04 AU
Elongation from the Sun
49.25° — 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
0.929 AU
Eccentricity
0.1677
Inclination
0.89°
Orbital period
327 days
Perihelion
0.773 AU
Aphelion
1.085 AU
Longitude of ascending node
12.5°
Argument of periapsis
132.92°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.9 LD
0.0023 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.435

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
26
Data arc
8 days
First observed
29 September 2000
Last observed
7 October 2000
Residual RMS
0.97 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.3

Discovery & classification

Listed by JPL impact monitoring; see the Sentry table for current probabilities.

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 39 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2000 SZ162 at 2034-07-29 23:55 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-07-29 23:55 UTC close approach of 2000 SZ162. Catalogue miss distance 24.7 LD · 9.5 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-07-26 to 2034-08-01, 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 24.7 LD · 9.5 × 10⁶ km 2034-07-29 23:55 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-07-29 23:55 UTC close approach of 2000 SZ162. Catalogue miss distance 24.7 LD · 9.5 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-07-26 to 2034-08-01, 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
2026-10-16 03:23:00 Earth 0.051 AU 19.8 LD 5.7 km/s
2034-07-29 23:55:00 Earth 0.0635 AU 24.7 LD 3.2 km/s
2034-12-20 09:41:00 Earth 0.1671 AU 65.0 LD 4.2 km/s
2035-09-29 22:38:00 Earth 0.4694 AU 182.7 LD 18.5 km/s
2036-10-06 15:33:00 Venus 0.1332 AU 51.8 LD 2.1 km/s
2042-06-29 18:20:00 Earth 0.1331 AU 51.8 LD 8.1 km/s
2043-02-09 14:36:00 Earth 0.2151 AU 83.7 LD 6.4 km/s
2043-10-10 02:39:00 Earth 0.2445 AU 95.1 LD 11.6 km/s
2046-09-06 18:16:00 Venus 0.0615 AU 23.9 LD 2.1 km/s
2050-07-09 03:54:00 Earth 0.3695 AU 143.8 LD 15.3 km/s

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

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