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1999 VW25

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(1999 VW25)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.02 AU
True anomaly
205.76°
Distance from Earth
0.755 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 1999 VW25 — 1.02 AU from the Sun 1999 VW25
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 1999 VW25 is 0.755 AU from Earth today (6.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 20m 42s
Declination
+10° 01′ 56″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
0.75 AU
Elongation from the Sun
69.77° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.929 AU
Eccentricity
0.1117
Inclination
10.76°
Orbital period
327.1 days
Perihelion
0.825 AU
Aphelion
1.033 AU
Longitude of ascending node
232.07°
Argument of periapsis
354.7°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 16.6 LD
0.0426 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.425

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
31
Data arc
3 days
First observed
14 November 1999
Last observed
17 November 1999
Residual RMS
0.63 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.39

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 32 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 1999 VW25 at 2033-10-20 11:47 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-10-20 11:47 UTC close approach of 1999 VW25. Catalogue miss distance 69.4 LD · 2.67 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-10-17 to 2033-10-23, 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 69.4 LD · 2.67 × 10⁷ km 2033-10-20 11:47 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-10-20 11:47 UTC close approach of 1999 VW25. Catalogue miss distance 69.4 LD · 2.67 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-10-17 to 2033-10-23, 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
2033-10-20 11:47:00 Earth 0.1783 AU 69.4 LD 8.2 km/s
2034-12-14 23:11:00 Earth 0.3689 AU 143.6 LD 13.9 km/s
2038-11-12 09:26:00 Venus 0.134 AU 52.1 LD 8.6 km/s
2048-09-12 17:12:00 Venus 0.1104 AU 43.0 LD 8.5 km/s
2050-10-15 22:34:00 Earth 0.2601 AU 101.2 LD 10.5 km/s
2051-12-14 17:31:00 Earth 0.2849 AU 110.9 LD 11.3 km/s
2058-07-16 14:18:00 Venus 0.1036 AU 40.3 LD 8.4 km/s
2067-10-14 23:48:00 Earth 0.3107 AU 120.9 LD 12 km/s
2068-12-12 08:00:00 Earth 0.2331 AU 90.7 LD 9.7 km/s

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

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