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2013 VV13

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(2013 VV13)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.761 AU
True anomaly
120.18°
Distance from Earth
0.58 AU
As of
15 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 VV13 — 0.761 AU from the Sun 2013 VV13
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 VV13 is 0.58 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 50m 02s
Declination
-19° 52′ 22″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
0.57 AU
Elongation from the Sun
50.28° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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
0.731 AU
Eccentricity
0.4244
Inclination
2.2°
Orbital period
228.1 days
Perihelion
0.42 AU
Aphelion
1.041 AU
Longitude of ascending node
287.22°
Argument of periapsis
299.67°
Epoch · J2000
2456608.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.0 LD
0.0231 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.801

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
19
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
12 November 2013
Last observed
13 November 2013
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 11 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 VV13 at 2168-10-19 20:37 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2168-10-19 20:37 UTC close approach of 2013 VV13. Catalogue miss distance 96.5 LD · 3.71 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2168-10-16 to 2168-10-22, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 96.5 LD · 3.71 × 10⁷ km 2168-10-19 20:37 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2168-10-19 20:37 UTC close approach of 2013 VV13. Catalogue miss distance 96.5 LD · 3.71 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2168-10-16 to 2168-10-22, 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. 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
2057-04-08 18:38:00 Mercury 0.0853 AU 33.2 LD 25.6 km/s
2057-04-08 18:38:00 Merc 0.0853 AU 33.2 LD 25.6 km/s
2168-10-19 20:37:00 Earth 0.2479 AU 96.5 LD 17.5 km/s

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

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