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2007 RF1

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(2007 RF1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.038 AU
True anomaly
174.78°
Distance from Earth
1.024 AU
As of
19 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 RF1 — 1.038 AU from the Sun 2007 RF1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 RF1 is 1.024 AU from Earth today (8.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 53m 09s
Declination
-22° 50′ 39″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
1.02 AU
Elongation from the Sun
61.78° — 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
0.84 AU
Eccentricity
0.2361
Inclination
2.65°
Orbital period
281.4 days
Perihelion
0.642 AU
Aphelion
1.039 AU
Longitude of ascending node
158.77°
Argument of periapsis
352.36°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.7 LD
0.0145 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.972

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
35
Data arc
2 days
First observed
3 September 2007
Last observed
5 September 2007
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.1

Discovery & classification

Listed by JPL impact monitoring; see the Sentry table for current probabilities.

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 26 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 RF1 at 2030-07-25 21:12 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-07-25 21:12 UTC close approach of 2007 RF1. Catalogue miss distance 29.1 LD · 1.12 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-07-22 to 2030-07-28, 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 29.1 LD · 1.12 × 10⁷ km 2030-07-25 21:12 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-07-25 21:12 UTC close approach of 2007 RF1. Catalogue miss distance 29.1 LD · 1.12 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-07-22 to 2030-07-28, 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
2029-08-10 23:49:00 Venus 0.124 AU 48.3 LD 13.4 km/s
2030-07-25 21:12:00 Earth 0.0747 AU 29.1 LD 6.8 km/s
2037-09-28 15:35:00 Earth 0.0809 AU 31.5 LD 7.1 km/s
2053-05-02 23:20:00 Venus 0.1456 AU 56.7 LD 14.2 km/s
2056-06-01 23:26:00 Venus 0.0915 AU 35.6 LD 11.4 km/s
2057-07-25 16:30:00 Earth 0.0786 AU 30.6 LD 6.9 km/s
2059-07-03 15:49:00 Venus 0.0469 AU 18.2 LD 8.7 km/s
2064-09-27 12:29:00 Earth 0.1515 AU 59.0 LD 9.4 km/s
2067-07-26 19:00:00 Earth 0.1755 AU 68.3 LD 10.1 km/s
2084-09-26 09:57:00 Earth 0.0657 AU 25.6 LD 6.5 km/s

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

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