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2007 DE8

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(2007 DE8)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.667 AU
True anomaly
305.33°
Distance from Earth
1.587 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 2007 DE8 — 0.667 AU from the Sun 2007 DE8
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 DE8 is 1.587 AU from Earth today (13.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 25m 05s
Declination
-20° 02′ 18″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.59 AU
Elongation from the Sun
14.15° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.869 AU
Eccentricity
0.3084
Inclination
12.84°
Orbital period
296 days
Perihelion
0.601 AU
Aphelion
1.137 AU
Longitude of ascending node
327.04°
Argument of periapsis
328.33°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 19.6 LD
0.0504 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.744

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
47
Data arc
16.97 years
First observed
21 February 2007
Last observed
9 February 2024
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
19 February 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.59

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2024 CO

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 211 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 DE8 at 2027-12-11 16:40 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-11 16:40 UTC close approach of 2007 DE8. Catalogue miss distance 85.5 LD · 3.29 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-08 to 2027-12-14, 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 85.5 LD · 3.29 × 10⁷ km 2027-12-11 16:40 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-11 16:40 UTC close approach of 2007 DE8. Catalogue miss distance 85.5 LD · 3.29 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-08 to 2027-12-14, 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
2027-12-11 16:40:00 Earth 0.2197 AU 85.5 LD 8.1 km/s
2028-06-09 02:32:00 Earth 0.4182 AU 162.7 LD 13.2 km/s
2028-06-26 02:14:00 Venus 0.1451 AU 56.5 LD 13 km/s
2031-12-04 20:31:00 Earth 0.3395 AU 132.1 LD 17.2 km/s
2032-07-16 03:37:00 Earth 0.4263 AU 165.9 LD 16.2 km/s
2033-02-22 13:47:00 Earth 0.3039 AU 118.3 LD 19 km/s
2036-08-19 21:28:00 Earth 0.3888 AU 151.3 LD 15.2 km/s
2037-02-26 02:13:00 Earth 0.0506 AU 19.7 LD 10.6 km/s
2040-09-28 16:58:00 Earth 0.3157 AU 122.9 LD 10.9 km/s
2041-01-23 05:58:00 Earth 0.1941 AU 75.5 LD 8.8 km/s

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

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