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2013 CW32

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(2013 CW32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.965 AU
True anomaly
121.36°
Distance from Earth
1.456 AU
As of
20 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 CW32 — 0.965 AU from the Sun 2013 CW32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 CW32 is 1.456 AU from Earth today (12.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 07m 33s
Declination
+02° 47′ 33″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.46 AU
Elongation from the Sun
41.48° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.905 AU
Eccentricity
0.3783
Inclination
26.06°
Orbital period
314.3 days
Perihelion
0.562 AU
Aphelion
1.247 AU
Longitude of ascending node
132.07°
Argument of periapsis
228.85°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 13.7 LD
0.0351 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.445

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
189
Data arc
11.98 years
First observed
5 February 2013
Last observed
28 January 2025
Residual RMS
0.35 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 January 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.09

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 46 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 CW32 at 2050-01-30 08:10 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2050-01-30 08:10 UTC close approach of 2013 CW32. Catalogue miss distance 54.8 LD · 2.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2050-01-27 to 2050-02-02, 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 54.8 LD · 2.11 × 10⁷ km 2050-01-30 08:10 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2050-01-30 08:10 UTC close approach of 2013 CW32. Catalogue miss distance 54.8 LD · 2.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2050-01-27 to 2050-02-02, 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
2029-02-20 10:28:00 Venus 0.1152 AU 44.9 LD 19.5 km/s
2033-06-10 03:03:00 Venus 0.1109 AU 43.2 LD 19.8 km/s
2037-09-28 00:50:00 Venus 0.1106 AU 43.1 LD 20.1 km/s
2042-01-15 21:50:00 Venus 0.1148 AU 44.7 LD 20.6 km/s
2046-05-05 14:45:00 Venus 0.1245 AU 48.5 LD 21.1 km/s
2050-01-30 08:10:00 Earth 0.1409 AU 54.8 LD 14.5 km/s
2050-08-23 03:30:00 Venus 0.1406 AU 54.7 LD 21.9 km/s
2056-01-30 01:28:00 Earth 0.0389 AU 15.1 LD 16.2 km/s
2062-01-31 07:58:00 Earth 0.0994 AU 38.7 LD 18.5 km/s
2093-01-29 17:20:00 Earth 0.115 AU 44.7 LD 14.8 km/s

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

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