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2015 VH65

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(2015 VH65)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.045 AU
True anomaly
183.95°
Distance from Earth
0.129 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 VH65 — 1.045 AU from the Sun 2015 VH65
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 VH65 is 0.129 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 32m 30s
Declination
+76° 19′ 31″
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Distance from Earth
0.13 AU
Elongation from the Sun
108.32° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.852 AU
Eccentricity
0.2283
Inclination
13.38°
Orbital period
287.1 days
Perihelion
0.657 AU
Aphelion
1.046 AU
Longitude of ascending node
227.08°
Argument of periapsis
330.25°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.3 LD
0.0137 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.876

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
62
Data arc
4 days
First observed
8 November 2015
Last observed
12 November 2015
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.7

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 171 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2015 VH65 at 2026-11-10 00:24 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-10 00:24 UTC close approach of 2015 VH65. Catalogue miss distance 9.69 LD · 3.73 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-07 to 2026-11-13, 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 9.69 LD · 3.73 × 10⁶ km 2026-11-10 00:24 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-10 00:24 UTC close approach of 2015 VH65. Catalogue miss distance 9.69 LD · 3.73 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-07 to 2026-11-13, 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
2026-11-10 00:24:00 Earth 0.0249 AU 9.7 LD 8 km/s
2030-05-08 02:32:00 Earth 0.3338 AU 129.9 LD 12.9 km/s
2030-11-09 11:38:00 Earth 0.3564 AU 138.7 LD 17.4 km/s
2032-09-24 06:47:00 Venus 0.1455 AU 56.6 LD 16 km/s
2033-09-18 09:31:00 Earth 0.3744 AU 145.7 LD 14.8 km/s
2034-03-18 19:03:00 Earth 0.36 AU 140.1 LD 12 km/s
2037-10-28 13:16:00 Earth 0.11 AU 42.8 LD 7.6 km/s
2038-03-22 12:52:00 Venus 0.059 AU 23.0 LD 11.6 km/s
2041-05-22 13:45:00 Earth 0.3202 AU 124.6 LD 12.2 km/s
2041-11-12 11:57:00 Earth 0.2435 AU 94.8 LD 14.1 km/s

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

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