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2007 EG

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(2007 EG)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.033 AU
True anomaly
180.08°
Distance from Earth
1.852 AU
As of
16 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 2007 EG — 1.033 AU from the Sun 2007 EG
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 EG is 1.852 AU from Earth today (15.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 55m 43s
Declination
+00° 07′ 50″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.85 AU
Elongation from the Sun
24.62° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.755 AU
Eccentricity
0.3683
Inclination
3.11°
Orbital period
239.6 days
Perihelion
0.477 AU
Aphelion
1.033 AU
Longitude of ascending node
165.42°
Argument of periapsis
169.59°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.7 LD
0.0096 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.599

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
148
Data arc
19.01 years
First observed
9 March 2007
Last observed
14 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 October 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.58

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2024 CW2

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 200 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 EG at 2028-03-20 17:40 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-03-20 17:40 UTC close approach of 2007 EG. Catalogue miss distance 61.0 LD · 2.35 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-03-17 to 2028-03-23, 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 61.0 LD · 2.35 × 10⁷ km 2028-03-20 17:40 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-03-20 17:40 UTC close approach of 2007 EG. Catalogue miss distance 61.0 LD · 2.35 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-03-17 to 2028-03-23, 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
2028-03-20 17:40:00 Earth 0.1569 AU 61.0 LD 13.2 km/s
2029-08-11 01:11:00 Venus 0.1231 AU 47.9 LD 8.4 km/s
2031-10-26 17:29:00 Venus 0.0504 AU 19.6 LD 15.1 km/s
2039-06-16 08:51:00 Venus 0.1065 AU 41.4 LD 8.9 km/s
2041-08-29 13:27:00 Venus 0.0456 AU 17.8 LD 14.6 km/s
2043-01-27 13:37:00 Earth 0.1226 AU 47.7 LD 11.8 km/s
2045-02-08 02:36:00 Earth 0.0358 AU 13.9 LD 7.2 km/s
2047-03-16 17:07:00 Earth 0.0104 AU 4.0 LD 8 km/s
2049-03-20 22:43:00 Earth 0.1624 AU 63.2 LD 13.4 km/s
2049-04-17 14:21:00 Venus 0.1313 AU 51.1 LD 8.2 km/s

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

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