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2005 TE49

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(2005 TE49)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.291 AU
True anomaly
186.66°
Distance from Earth
1.22 AU
As of
22 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 2005 TE49 — 1.291 AU from the Sun 2005 TE49
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2005 TE49 is 1.22 AU from Earth today (10.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 42m 16s
Declination
-19° 19′ 23″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
1.22 AU
Elongation from the Sun
70.32° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.949 AU
Eccentricity
0.3653
Inclination
4.75°
Orbital period
337.7 days
Perihelion
0.602 AU
Aphelion
1.296 AU
Longitude of ascending node
194.99°
Argument of periapsis
304.69°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.2 LD
0.0082 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.275

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
40
Data arc
12.02 years
First observed
7 October 2005
Last observed
13 October 2017
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 July 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.39

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2017 TV1

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 185 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2005 TE49 at 2027-06-10 07:18 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-06-10 07:18 UTC close approach of 2005 TE49. Catalogue miss distance 31.7 LD · 1.22 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-06-07 to 2027-06-13, 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 13 Jun 31.7 LD · 1.22 × 10⁷ km 2027-06-10 07:18 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-06-10 07:18 UTC close approach of 2005 TE49. Catalogue miss distance 31.7 LD · 1.22 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-06-07 to 2027-06-13, 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
2027-06-10 07:18:00 Earth 0.0815 AU 31.7 LD 9.7 km/s
2028-03-18 23:21:00 Earth 0.3551 AU 138.2 LD 12.6 km/s
2028-08-07 03:12:00 Earth 0.2917 AU 113.5 LD 8.6 km/s
2029-01-21 16:21:00 Earth 0.3786 AU 147.3 LD 14 km/s
2029-10-08 11:02:00 Earth 0.1351 AU 52.6 LD 7.5 km/s
2030-10-03 01:04:00 Earth 0.3184 AU 123.9 LD 20.3 km/s
2039-06-13 05:41:00 Earth 0.1011 AU 39.4 LD 12.5 km/s
2040-04-01 11:12:00 Earth 0.3286 AU 127.9 LD 11 km/s
2040-07-26 18:04:00 Earth 0.2788 AU 108.5 LD 8.3 km/s
2041-01-03 05:11:00 Venus 0.1485 AU 57.8 LD 18.5 km/s

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

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