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2008 EA8

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(2008 EA8)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.854 AU
True anomaly
125.14°
Distance from Earth
1.489 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2008 EA8 — 0.854 AU from the Sun 2008 EA8
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2008 EA8 is 1.489 AU from Earth today (12.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 45m 35s
Declination
+00° 26′ 26″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.5 AU
Elongation from the Sun
33.5° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.958 AU
Eccentricity
0.6737
Inclination
1.78°
Orbital period
342.4 days
Perihelion
0.313 AU
Aphelion
1.603 AU
Longitude of ascending node
224.86°
Argument of periapsis
146.36°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.2 LD
0.0057 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.067

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
73
Data arc
18.09 years
First observed
6 March 2008
Last observed
8 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.81 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.37

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 206 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2008 EA8 at 2029-05-14 07:49 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-14 07:49 UTC close approach of 2008 EA8. Catalogue miss distance 25.8 LD · 9.93 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-11 to 2029-05-17, 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 12 May 17 May 25.8 LD · 9.93 × 10⁶ km 2029-05-14 07:49 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-14 07:49 UTC close approach of 2008 EA8. Catalogue miss distance 25.8 LD · 9.93 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-11 to 2029-05-17, 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
2029-05-14 07:49:00 Earth 0.0664 AU 25.8 LD 23.4 km/s
2030-06-15 22:00:00 Merc 0.0166 AU 6.5 LD 24.6 km/s
2030-06-15 22:00:00 Mercury 0.0166 AU 6.5 LD 24.6 km/s
2031-05-06 02:48:00 Mercury 0.0781 AU 30.4 LD 27.1 km/s
2031-05-06 02:48:00 Merc 0.0781 AU 30.4 LD 27.1 km/s
2037-02-19 06:11:00 Earth 0.1462 AU 56.9 LD 25.7 km/s
2038-01-12 08:09:00 Venus 0.1384 AU 53.9 LD 19.9 km/s
2038-11-22 12:22:00 Mercury 0.0998 AU 38.8 LD 37.1 km/s
2038-11-22 12:22:00 Merc 0.0998 AU 38.8 LD 37.1 km/s
2039-10-14 10:20:00 Mercury 0.0638 AU 24.8 LD 20.7 km/s

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

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