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2013 LC1

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(2013 LC1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.172 AU
True anomaly
143.18°
Distance from Earth
1.886 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 LC1 — 1.172 AU from the Sun 2013 LC1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 LC1 is 1.886 AU from Earth today (15.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 05m 57s
Declination
-21° 29′ 03″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.89 AU
Elongation from the Sun
32.26° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.969 AU
Eccentricity
0.3263
Inclination
5.32°
Orbital period
348.4 days
Perihelion
0.653 AU
Aphelion
1.285 AU
Longitude of ascending node
79.83°
Argument of periapsis
47.57°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.7 LD
0.025 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.183

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
51
Data arc
424 days
First observed
2 June 2013
Last observed
31 July 2014
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.9

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 176 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 LC1 at 2032-06-03 08:31 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-06-03 08:31 UTC close approach of 2013 LC1. Catalogue miss distance 98.2 LD · 3.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-05-31 to 2032-06-06, 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 98.2 LD · 3.77 × 10⁷ km 2032-06-03 08:31 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-06-03 08:31 UTC close approach of 2013 LC1. Catalogue miss distance 98.2 LD · 3.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-05-31 to 2032-06-06, 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
2031-03-24 00:28:00 Venus 0.0443 AU 17.2 LD 7.1 km/s
2032-06-03 08:31:00 Earth 0.2523 AU 98.2 LD 16.9 km/s
2033-05-26 00:22:00 Earth 0.0355 AU 13.8 LD 8.9 km/s
2034-03-24 08:39:00 Earth 0.2819 AU 109.7 LD 8.3 km/s
2034-07-01 03:03:00 Earth 0.2365 AU 92.1 LD 7.4 km/s
2035-02-08 06:13:00 Earth 0.3366 AU 131.0 LD 12.2 km/s
2035-08-07 23:39:00 Earth 0.2802 AU 109.0 LD 7.9 km/s
2035-12-31 12:19:00 Earth 0.3132 AU 121.9 LD 11.4 km/s
2036-09-24 12:22:00 Earth 0.187 AU 72.8 LD 5.9 km/s
2036-10-29 07:03:00 Earth 0.1937 AU 75.4 LD 5.1 km/s

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

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