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2006 VX2

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(2006 VX2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.888 AU
True anomaly
262.83°
Distance from Earth
0.774 AU
As of
21 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 2006 VX2 — 0.888 AU from the Sun 2006 VX2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2006 VX2 is 0.774 AU from Earth today (6.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 21m 15s
Declination
+16° 20′ 28″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.78 AU
Elongation from the Sun
58.25° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.934 AU
Eccentricity
0.2907
Inclination
9.81°
Orbital period
329.9 days
Perihelion
0.663 AU
Aphelion
1.206 AU
Longitude of ascending node
47.17°
Argument of periapsis
126.67°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 8.9 LD
0.0229 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.368

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
81
Data arc
8.98 years
First observed
11 November 2006
Last observed
3 November 2015
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.78

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 187 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2006 VX2 at 2032-07-29 23:02 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-07-29 23:02 UTC close approach of 2006 VX2. Catalogue miss distance 160.6 LD · 6.18 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-07-26 to 2032-08-01, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 160.6 LD · 6.18 × 10⁷ km 2032-07-29 23:02 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-07-29 23:02 UTC close approach of 2006 VX2. Catalogue miss distance 160.6 LD · 6.18 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-07-26 to 2032-08-01, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2032-07-29 23:02:00 Earth 0.4128 AU 160.6 LD 20.1 km/s
2033-06-02 18:19:00 Earth 0.2268 AU 88.3 LD 8.2 km/s
2033-08-19 00:17:00 Earth 0.2432 AU 94.7 LD 6.3 km/s
2034-03-06 01:38:00 Earth 0.3497 AU 136.1 LD 11.9 km/s
2034-11-16 12:09:00 Earth 0.035 AU 13.6 LD 10.2 km/s
2036-11-26 02:24:00 Venus 0.0791 AU 30.8 LD 7.5 km/s
2042-07-02 13:58:00 Earth 0.1647 AU 64.1 LD 7.8 km/s
2043-03-25 00:05:00 Earth 0.3463 AU 134.8 LD 12.4 km/s
2043-11-11 19:18:00 Earth 0.0996 AU 38.7 LD 7.5 km/s
2044-10-30 21:39:00 Earth 0.4904 AU 190.8 LD 23.9 km/s

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

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