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2003 RU11

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(2003 RU11)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.871 AU
True anomaly
94.21°
Distance from Earth
1.832 AU
As of
20 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 2003 RU11 — 0.871 AU from the Sun 2003 RU11
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2003 RU11 is 1.832 AU from Earth today (15.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 24m 42s
Declination
-12° 31′ 12″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.83 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.3° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.889 AU
Eccentricity
0.1823
Inclination
4.67°
Orbital period
306 days
Perihelion
0.727 AU
Aphelion
1.051 AU
Longitude of ascending node
178.18°
Argument of periapsis
316.76°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.0 LD
0.0077 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.665

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
33
Data arc
3 days
First observed
14 September 2003
Last observed
17 September 2003
Residual RMS
0.81 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.5

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 90 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2003 RU11 at 2029-03-28 00:50 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-03-28 00:50 UTC close approach of 2003 RU11. Catalogue miss distance 88.6 LD · 3.41 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-03-25 to 2029-03-31, 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 88.6 LD · 3.41 × 10⁷ km 2029-03-28 00:50 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-03-28 00:50 UTC close approach of 2003 RU11. Catalogue miss distance 88.6 LD · 3.41 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-03-25 to 2029-03-31, 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
2029-03-28 00:50:00 Earth 0.2276 AU 88.6 LD 6.6 km/s
2029-09-18 20:32:00 Earth 0.1418 AU 55.2 LD 8.5 km/s
2034-04-30 07:58:00 Earth 0.181 AU 70.4 LD 4.3 km/s
2034-09-17 14:31:00 Earth 0.0097 AU 3.8 LD 4.7 km/s
2035-01-27 02:15:00 Venus 0.1083 AU 42.1 LD 9.2 km/s
2039-04-17 03:52:00 Earth 0.2084 AU 81.1 LD 5.5 km/s
2039-09-20 16:40:00 Earth 0.0728 AU 28.3 LD 6.5 km/s
2044-03-26 10:42:00 Earth 0.2382 AU 92.7 LD 7 km/s
2044-09-17 22:37:00 Earth 0.1768 AU 68.8 LD 9.6 km/s
2049-01-22 09:03:00 Venus 0.1015 AU 39.5 LD 7.2 km/s

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

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