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2010 VB

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(2010 VB)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.034 AU
True anomaly
231.68°
Distance from Earth
0.213 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 VB — 1.034 AU from the Sun 2010 VB
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 VB is 0.213 AU from Earth today (1.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 47m 46s
Declination
+21° 27′ 33″
Constellation
Gemini
Distance from Earth
0.21 AU
Elongation from the Sun
93.98° — well clear of the Sun

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

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
0.923 AU
Eccentricity
0.332
Inclination
5.09°
Orbital period
323.9 days
Perihelion
0.617 AU
Aphelion
1.229 AU
Longitude of ascending node
39.92°
Argument of periapsis
128.57°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.4 LD
0.0112 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.429

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
100
Data arc
13 days
First observed
28 October 2010
Last observed
10 November 2010
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 August 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.6

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 189 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2010 VB at 2026-11-04 11:24 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-04 11:24 UTC close approach of 2010 VB. Catalogue miss distance 77.4 LD · 2.97 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-01 to 2026-11-07, 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 77.4 LD · 2.97 × 10⁷ km 2026-11-04 11:24 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-04 11:24 UTC close approach of 2010 VB. Catalogue miss distance 77.4 LD · 2.97 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-01 to 2026-11-07, 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
2026-11-04 11:24:00 Earth 0.1989 AU 77.4 LD 15.7 km/s
2026-12-27 12:03:00 Venus 0.0836 AU 32.5 LD 8 km/s
2032-07-21 11:31:00 Earth 0.2276 AU 88.6 LD 15.9 km/s
2033-04-20 20:16:00 Earth 0.3455 AU 134.4 LD 11.8 km/s
2033-05-01 06:45:00 Venus 0.13 AU 50.6 LD 16.1 km/s
2033-09-21 01:19:00 Earth 0.2314 AU 90.0 LD 7.8 km/s
2034-01-21 21:03:00 Earth 0.3254 AU 126.6 LD 10.2 km/s
2034-10-31 02:59:00 Earth 0.3092 AU 120.3 LD 19.1 km/s
2034-12-06 15:34:00 Venus 0.0435 AU 16.9 LD 11.1 km/s
2040-07-16 22:46:00 Earth 0.1237 AU 48.1 LD 12.2 km/s

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

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