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1998 DK36

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(1998 DK36)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.769 AU
True anomaly
127.91°
Distance from Earth
1.114 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 1998 DK36 — 0.769 AU from the Sun 1998 DK36
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 1998 DK36 is 1.114 AU from Earth today (9.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 47m 03s
Declination
+06° 33′ 14″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.12 AU
Elongation from the Sun
42.45° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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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
0.692 AU
Eccentricity
0.416
Inclination
2.02°
Orbital period
210.4 days
Perihelion
0.404 AU
Aphelion
0.98 AU
Longitude of ascending node
151.46°
Argument of periapsis
180.04°
Epoch · J2000
2450868.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 3.3 LD
0.0084 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.179

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
4
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
23 February 1998
Last observed
24 February 1998
Residual RMS
0.07 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.01

Discovery & classification

Atira Near-Earth Object

Sources