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2011 DV

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(2011 DV)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.919 AU
True anomaly
38.67°
Distance from Earth
0.576 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 2011 DV — 0.919 AU from the Sun 2011 DV
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2011 DV is 0.576 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 00m 29s
Declination
+21° 07′ 32″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.58 AU
Elongation from the Sun
65.45° — 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
0.957 AU
Eccentricity
0.0495
Inclination
10.59°
Orbital period
342 days
Perihelion
0.91 AU
Aphelion
1.004 AU
Longitude of ascending node
35.03°
Argument of periapsis
350.45°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.8 LD
0.002 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.279

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
166
Data arc
15.02 years
First observed
22 February 2011
Last observed
28 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.65 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.79

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 31 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2011 DV at 2039-11-23 02:25 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-11-23 02:25 UTC close approach of 2011 DV. Catalogue miss distance 47.7 LD · 1.83 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-11-20 to 2039-11-26, 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 47.7 LD · 1.83 × 10⁷ km 2039-11-23 02:25 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-11-23 02:25 UTC close approach of 2011 DV. Catalogue miss distance 47.7 LD · 1.83 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-11-20 to 2039-11-26, 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
2039-11-23 02:25:00 Earth 0.1226 AU 47.7 LD 6.5 km/s
2040-04-24 21:33:00 Earth 0.0141 AU 5.5 LD 5.5 km/s
2056-04-24 04:38:00 Earth 0.139 AU 54.1 LD 6.5 km/s
2056-10-04 18:11:00 Earth 0.1296 AU 50.4 LD 6.1 km/s
2072-11-03 13:42:00 Earth 0.0754 AU 29.4 LD 6 km/s
2073-04-24 19:35:00 Earth 0.0604 AU 23.5 LD 6 km/s
2088-11-07 05:12:00 Earth 0.082 AU 31.9 LD 6.1 km/s
2089-04-24 20:48:00 Earth 0.0442 AU 17.2 LD 5.8 km/s
2104-04-24 01:52:00 Earth 0.1537 AU 59.8 LD 6.7 km/s
2104-10-06 09:51:00 Earth 0.1273 AU 49.6 LD 6.1 km/s

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

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