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2010 GA7

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(2010 GA7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.107 AU
True anomaly
140.56°
Distance from Earth
2.07 AU
As of
21 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 2010 GA7 — 1.107 AU from the Sun 2010 GA7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 GA7 is 2.07 AU from Earth today (17.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 14m 20s
Declination
-03° 56′ 39″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.07 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.66° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.913 AU
Eccentricity
0.3891
Inclination
30°
Orbital period
318.4 days
Perihelion
0.558 AU
Aphelion
1.268 AU
Longitude of ascending node
21.5°
Argument of periapsis
25.51°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 63.3 LD
0.1628 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.37

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
190
Data arc
14.07 years
First observed
13 March 2010
Last observed
7 April 2024
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 April 2024

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.08 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.256
Absolute magnitude (H)
21.27

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 174 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2010 GA7 at 2030-04-02 08:53 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-04-02 08:53 UTC close approach of 2010 GA7. Catalogue miss distance 120.0 LD · 4.61 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-30 to 2030-04-05, 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 120.0 LD · 4.61 × 10⁷ km 2030-04-02 08:53 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-04-02 08:53 UTC close approach of 2010 GA7. Catalogue miss distance 120.0 LD · 4.61 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-03-30 to 2030-04-05, 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
2027-05-18 01:35:00 Venus 0.1485 AU 57.8 LD 23.2 km/s
2030-04-02 08:53:00 Earth 0.3083 AU 120.0 LD 21.7 km/s
2031-04-21 06:40:00 Earth 0.3239 AU 126.1 LD 15.5 km/s
2031-09-24 23:54:00 Earth 0.4171 AU 162.3 LD 23.8 km/s
2037-03-31 21:54:00 Earth 0.2083 AU 81.1 LD 18.7 km/s
2037-11-02 23:58:00 Venus 0.1416 AU 55.1 LD 22.9 km/s
2037-11-20 16:45:00 Earth 0.4868 AU 189.4 LD 24.1 km/s
2038-04-29 11:56:00 Earth 0.3843 AU 149.6 LD 15.5 km/s
2038-09-10 03:12:00 Earth 0.4305 AU 167.5 LD 22.7 km/s
2044-04-02 04:28:00 Earth 0.1626 AU 63.3 LD 16.7 km/s

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

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