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2012 WQ10

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(2012 WQ10)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.061 AU
True anomaly
221.78°
Distance from Earth
1.356 AU
As of
22 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2012 WQ10 — 1.061 AU from the Sun 2012 WQ10
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2012 WQ10 is 1.356 AU from Earth today (11.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 01m 45s
Declination
+18° 12′ 52″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.36 AU
Elongation from the Sun
50.88° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.942 AU
Eccentricity
0.1977
Inclination
17.8°
Orbital period
333.7 days
Perihelion
0.755 AU
Aphelion
1.128 AU
Longitude of ascending node
59.78°
Argument of periapsis
191.35°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 50.7 LD
0.1302 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.32

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
52
Data arc
11.05 years
First observed
22 November 2012
Last observed
10 December 2023
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 December 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.68

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 147 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2012 WQ10 at 2033-11-04 11:51 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-11-04 11:51 UTC close approach of 2012 WQ10. Catalogue miss distance 64.8 LD · 2.49 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-11-01 to 2033-11-07, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 64.8 LD · 2.49 × 10⁷ km 2033-11-04 11:51 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-11-04 11:51 UTC close approach of 2012 WQ10. Catalogue miss distance 64.8 LD · 2.49 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-11-01 to 2033-11-07, 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. At closest approach the object is south 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
2033-11-04 11:51:00 Earth 0.1664 AU 64.8 LD 10.8 km/s
2034-06-03 14:41:00 Earth 0.2669 AU 103.9 LD 13 km/s
2034-12-21 22:02:00 Earth 0.2453 AU 95.5 LD 10.2 km/s
2035-03-18 09:59:00 Earth 0.2939 AU 114.4 LD 10.4 km/s
2043-10-27 21:13:00 Earth 0.3781 AU 147.1 LD 16.8 km/s
2044-07-19 21:21:00 Earth 0.3237 AU 126.0 LD 10.4 km/s
2044-11-20 23:08:00 Earth 0.1365 AU 53.1 LD 9.9 km/s
2045-05-05 19:47:00 Earth 0.2499 AU 97.2 LD 12.7 km/s
2046-01-16 06:56:00 Earth 0.3533 AU 137.5 LD 12.5 km/s
2049-12-07 09:01:00 Venus 0.0755 AU 29.4 LD 9.6 km/s

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

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