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2007 MC4

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(2007 MC4)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.12 AU
True anomaly
204.41°
Distance from Earth
1.369 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2007 MC4 — 1.12 AU from the Sun 2007 MC4
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 MC4 is 1.369 AU from Earth today (11.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 37m 22s
Declination
-29° 20′ 13″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
1.37 AU
Elongation from the Sun
53.74° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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
0.972 AU
Eccentricity
0.1738
Inclination
19.19°
Orbital period
350.1 days
Perihelion
0.803 AU
Aphelion
1.141 AU
Longitude of ascending node
109.36°
Argument of periapsis
358.31°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 48.3 LD
0.1241 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.157

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
98
Data arc
414 days
First observed
19 June 2007
Last observed
6 August 2008
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 129 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 MC4 at 2029-06-10 18:45 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-06-10 18:45 UTC close approach of 2007 MC4. Catalogue miss distance 136.8 LD · 5.26 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-06-07 to 2029-06-13, 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 136.8 LD · 5.26 × 10⁷ km 2029-06-10 18:45 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-06-10 18:45 UTC close approach of 2007 MC4. Catalogue miss distance 136.8 LD · 5.26 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-06-07 to 2029-06-13, 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
2028-03-10 01:25:00 Venus 0.1257 AU 48.9 LD 10.5 km/s
2029-06-10 18:45:00 Earth 0.3516 AU 136.8 LD 13.2 km/s
2030-02-25 04:19:00 Earth 0.2889 AU 112.4 LD 12.1 km/s
2030-06-27 02:04:00 Earth 0.1915 AU 74.5 LD 10.4 km/s
2031-01-19 21:06:00 Earth 0.1871 AU 72.8 LD 12.4 km/s
2031-07-15 09:18:00 Earth 0.127 AU 49.4 LD 9.9 km/s
2031-12-17 17:03:00 Earth 0.2205 AU 85.8 LD 12.4 km/s
2032-07-31 23:35:00 Earth 0.2376 AU 92.5 LD 11.2 km/s
2033-08-12 12:23:00 Earth 0.4165 AU 162.1 LD 15.2 km/s
2036-10-18 05:33:00 Venus 0.0855 AU 33.3 LD 10.2 km/s

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

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