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2013 JX28

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(2013 JX28)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.837 AU
True anomaly
154.92°
Distance from Earth
1.822 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 JX28 — 0.837 AU from the Sun 2013 JX28
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 JX28 is 1.822 AU from Earth today (15.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 08m 04s
Declination
-04° 35′ 49″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.83 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.11° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.601 AU
Eccentricity
0.5641
Inclination
10.76°
Orbital period
170.1 days
Perihelion
0.262 AU
Aphelion
0.94 AU
Longitude of ascending node
39.92°
Argument of periapsis
354.91°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 26.4 LD
0.0678 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
9.212

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
55
Data arc
13.99 years
First observed
25 May 2006
Last observed
21 May 2020
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.1

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2006 KZ39

Atira Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 467 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 JX28 at 2027-04-19 07:48 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-04-19 07:48 UTC close approach of 2013 JX28. Catalogue miss distance 53.5 LD · 2.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-04-16 to 2027-04-22, 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 53.5 LD · 2.06 × 10⁷ km 2027-04-19 07:48 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-04-19 07:48 UTC close approach of 2013 JX28. Catalogue miss distance 53.5 LD · 2.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-04-16 to 2027-04-22, 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
2027-04-19 07:48:00 Earth 0.1374 AU 53.5 LD 12.5 km/s
2027-08-05 14:20:00 Merc 0.0755 AU 29.4 LD 31 km/s
2027-08-05 14:20:00 Mercury 0.0755 AU 29.4 LD 31 km/s
2027-09-04 12:47:00 Venus 0.0685 AU 26.6 LD 21.2 km/s
2028-01-13 11:13:00 Mercury 0.0713 AU 27.8 LD 18.2 km/s
2028-01-13 11:13:00 Merc 0.0713 AU 27.8 LD 18.2 km/s
2028-05-01 06:21:00 Earth 0.1946 AU 75.7 LD 15.4 km/s
2028-06-18 10:24:00 Merc 0.0304 AU 11.8 LD 19.7 km/s
2028-06-18 10:24:00 Mercury 0.0304 AU 11.8 LD 19.7 km/s
2030-04-07 13:33:00 Venus 0.0854 AU 33.2 LD 20.7 km/s

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

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