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2004 DA53

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(2004 DA53)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.172 AU
True anomaly
184.94°
Distance from Earth
2.165 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 2004 DA53 — 1.172 AU from the Sun 2004 DA53
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 DA53 is 2.165 AU from Earth today (18.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 47m 37s
Declination
-13° 32′ 24″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.16 AU
Elongation from the Sun
3.12° — 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
0.883 AU
Eccentricity
0.33
Inclination
5.14°
Orbital period
303.1 days
Perihelion
0.592 AU
Aphelion
1.174 AU
Longitude of ascending node
336.48°
Argument of periapsis
50.1°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.9 LD
0.0023 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.667

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
17
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
26 February 2004
Last observed
27 February 2004
Residual RMS
0.55 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28

Discovery & classification

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

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 110 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2004 DA53 at 2028-11-27 12:21 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-11-27 12:21 UTC close approach of 2004 DA53. Catalogue miss distance 143.3 LD · 5.51 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-11-24 to 2028-11-30, 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 143.3 LD · 5.51 × 10⁷ km 2028-11-27 12:21 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-11-27 12:21 UTC close approach of 2004 DA53. Catalogue miss distance 143.3 LD · 5.51 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-11-24 to 2028-11-30, 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
2027-12-26 05:18:00 Venus 0.1345 AU 52.3 LD 9 km/s
2028-11-27 12:21:00 Earth 0.3682 AU 143.3 LD 12.1 km/s
2029-05-12 14:42:00 Earth 0.1636 AU 63.7 LD 6.9 km/s
2030-07-29 16:43:00 Venus 0.1197 AU 46.6 LD 7.7 km/s
2033-02-05 12:33:00 Venus 0.0991 AU 38.5 LD 15.9 km/s
2033-03-08 22:54:00 Earth 0.4231 AU 164.7 LD 22.5 km/s
2033-11-11 14:23:00 Earth 0.3926 AU 152.8 LD 13.8 km/s
2034-06-04 15:18:00 Earth 0.1014 AU 39.5 LD 7.7 km/s
2038-03-04 09:44:00 Earth 0.3094 AU 120.4 LD 18.9 km/s
2038-10-29 04:40:00 Earth 0.4044 AU 157.4 LD 14.6 km/s

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

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