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2010 MP1

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(2010 MP1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.596 AU
True anomaly
281.19°
Distance from Earth
0.543 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 2010 MP1 — 0.596 AU from the Sun 2010 MP1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 MP1 is 0.543 AU from Earth today (4.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 38m 27s
Declination
-16° 09′ 03″
Constellation
Crater
Distance from Earth
0.55 AU
Elongation from the Sun
30.16° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.855 AU
Eccentricity
0.4873
Inclination
22.64°
Orbital period
288.9 days
Perihelion
0.438 AU
Aphelion
1.272 AU
Longitude of ascending node
93.05°
Argument of periapsis
32.39°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 22.1 LD
0.0567 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.738

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
134
Data arc
15.04 years
First observed
13 June 2010
Last observed
29 June 2025
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 July 2025

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.05 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.518
Absolute magnitude (H)
21.5

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 27 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2010 MP1 at 2029-06-20 10:56 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-06-20 10:56 UTC close approach of 2010 MP1. Catalogue miss distance 49.2 LD · 1.89 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-06-17 to 2029-06-23, 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 49.2 LD · 1.89 × 10⁷ km 2029-06-20 10:56 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-06-20 10:56 UTC close approach of 2010 MP1. Catalogue miss distance 49.2 LD · 1.89 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-06-17 to 2029-06-23, 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
2029-06-20 10:56:00 Earth 0.1265 AU 49.2 LD 14.3 km/s
2044-06-18 03:56:00 Earth 0.0568 AU 22.1 LD 16.5 km/s
2059-06-20 23:51:00 Earth 0.1493 AU 58.1 LD 19.8 km/s
2063-06-20 16:25:00 Earth 0.1175 AU 45.7 LD 14.5 km/s
2078-06-18 19:01:00 Earth 0.0569 AU 22.1 LD 16.6 km/s
2093-06-20 15:24:00 Earth 0.1491 AU 58.0 LD 19.8 km/s
2097-06-20 06:58:00 Earth 0.1181 AU 46.0 LD 14.5 km/s
2112-06-19 10:06:00 Earth 0.0555 AU 21.6 LD 16.5 km/s
2127-06-22 02:40:00 Earth 0.1428 AU 55.6 LD 19.7 km/s
2131-06-22 03:22:00 Earth 0.123 AU 47.9 LD 14.4 km/s

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

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