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2007 TL5

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(2007 TL5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.135 AU
True anomaly
211.75°
Distance from Earth
1.023 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 TL5 — 1.135 AU from the Sun 2007 TL5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 TL5 is 1.023 AU from Earth today (8.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 47m 31s
Declination
+27° 53′ 24″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.01 AU
Elongation from the Sun
68.34° — well clear of the Sun

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

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
0.868 AU
Eccentricity
0.5955
Inclination
12.99°
Orbital period
295.5 days
Perihelion
0.351 AU
Aphelion
1.385 AU
Longitude of ascending node
12.12°
Argument of periapsis
219.02°
Epoch · J2000
2454381.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.9 LD
0.0125 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.632

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
29
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
7 October 2007
Last observed
8 October 2007
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.9

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 27 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 TL5 at 2079-10-03 10:35 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2079-10-03 10:35 UTC close approach of 2007 TL5. Catalogue miss distance 5.86 LD · 2.25 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2079-09-30 to 2079-10-06, 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 a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 1 Oct 5 Oct 5.86 LD · 2.25 × 10⁶ km 2079-10-03 10:35 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2079-10-03 10:35 UTC close approach of 2007 TL5. Catalogue miss distance 5.86 LD · 2.25 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2079-09-30 to 2079-10-06, 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 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
2079-10-03 10:35:00 Earth 0.0151 AU 5.9 LD 19.3 km/s
2080-05-18 17:44:00 Mercury 0.0382 AU 14.9 LD 33.1 km/s
2080-05-18 17:44:00 Merc 0.0382 AU 14.9 LD 33.1 km/s
2140-12-30 21:41:00 Earth 0.2306 AU 89.7 LD 16.2 km/s
2198-10-06 06:38:00 Earth 0.0691 AU 26.9 LD 21 km/s

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

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