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2013 TQ5

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(2013 TQ5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.856 AU
True anomaly
220.63°
Distance from Earth
0.343 AU
As of
16 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 TQ5 — 0.856 AU from the Sun 2013 TQ5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 TQ5 is 0.343 AU from Earth today (2.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 16m 45s
Declination
+44° 49′ 13″
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Distance from Earth
0.34 AU
Elongation from the Sun
56.35° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.774 AU
Eccentricity
0.1557
Inclination
16.4°
Orbital period
248.6 days
Perihelion
0.653 AU
Aphelion
0.894 AU
Longitude of ascending node
286.73°
Argument of periapsis
247.22°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 75.2 LD
0.1931 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.456

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
56
Data arc
12.86 years
First observed
2 October 2013
Last observed
13 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.64 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.87

Discovery & classification

Atira Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 68 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 TQ5 at 2043-07-29 03:50 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2043-07-29 03:50 UTC close approach of 2013 TQ5. Catalogue miss distance 75.7 LD · 2.91 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2043-07-26 to 2043-08-01, 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 75.7 LD · 2.91 × 10⁷ km 2043-07-29 03:50 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2043-07-29 03:50 UTC close approach of 2013 TQ5. Catalogue miss distance 75.7 LD · 2.91 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2043-07-26 to 2043-08-01, 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
2026-12-04 22:57:00 Venus 0.0758 AU 29.5 LD 14.8 km/s
2033-12-31 11:47:00 Venus 0.0732 AU 28.5 LD 12 km/s
2039-11-07 09:02:00 Venus 0.0268 AU 10.4 LD 13.6 km/s
2043-07-29 03:50:00 Earth 0.1945 AU 75.7 LD 9.4 km/s
2046-12-02 14:34:00 Venus 0.0824 AU 32.1 LD 11.8 km/s
2052-10-05 11:18:00 Venus 0.0992 AU 38.6 LD 15.5 km/s
2053-09-07 05:33:00 Venus 0.1377 AU 53.6 LD 15.8 km/s
2059-07-19 20:13:00 Venus 0.0947 AU 36.9 LD 12 km/s
2059-11-06 10:26:00 Venus 0.1417 AU 55.1 LD 11.6 km/s
2066-08-08 11:01:00 Venus 0.0745 AU 29.0 LD 13.6 km/s

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

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