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2007 UP6

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(2007 UP6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.99 AU
True anomaly
109.15°
Distance from Earth
0.249 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 UP6 — 0.99 AU from the Sun 2007 UP6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 UP6 is 0.249 AU from Earth today (2.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 46m 39s
Declination
-30° 49′ 16″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
0.25 AU
Elongation from the Sun
81.74° — 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
0.968 AU
Eccentricity
0.0943
Inclination
9.58°
Orbital period
347.8 days
Perihelion
0.877 AU
Aphelion
1.059 AU
Longitude of ascending node
31.39°
Argument of periapsis
236.35°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.7 LD
0.0146 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.223

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
84
Data arc
396 days
First observed
22 October 2007
Last observed
21 November 2008
Residual RMS
0.49 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 84 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 UP6 at 2027-10-26 21:32 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-10-26 21:32 UTC close approach of 2007 UP6. Catalogue miss distance 24.0 LD · 9.24 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-10-23 to 2027-10-29, 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 24.0 LD · 9.24 × 10⁶ km 2027-10-26 21:32 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-10-26 21:32 UTC close approach of 2007 UP6. Catalogue miss distance 24.0 LD · 9.24 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-10-23 to 2027-10-29, 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
2026-10-23 22:38:00 Earth 0.2307 AU 89.8 LD 11.2 km/s
2027-10-26 21:32:00 Earth 0.0618 AU 24.0 LD 5.2 km/s
2028-05-17 07:21:00 Earth 0.1549 AU 60.3 LD 5.8 km/s
2029-03-18 22:43:00 Earth 0.134 AU 52.2 LD 7.8 km/s
2030-02-23 16:24:00 Earth 0.4078 AU 158.7 LD 15.8 km/s
2045-10-27 12:02:00 Earth 0.3627 AU 141.1 LD 14.9 km/s
2046-10-21 07:43:00 Earth 0.0638 AU 24.8 LD 6.9 km/s
2047-06-29 02:07:00 Earth 0.2019 AU 78.6 LD 4.8 km/s
2048-04-08 12:13:00 Earth 0.082 AU 31.9 LD 6 km/s
2049-03-04 21:33:00 Earth 0.2743 AU 106.7 LD 11.8 km/s

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

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