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2016 AZ193

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(2016 AZ193)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.977 AU
True anomaly
114.13°
Distance from Earth
0.921 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 AZ193 — 0.977 AU from the Sun 2016 AZ193
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 AZ193 is 0.921 AU from Earth today (7.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 59m 54s
Declination
+11° 56′ 12″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.92 AU
Elongation from the Sun
61.4° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
0.935 AU
Eccentricity
0.2285
Inclination
0.38°
Orbital period
330.2 days
Perihelion
0.721 AU
Aphelion
1.148 AU
Longitude of ascending node
129.21°
Argument of periapsis
200.69°
Epoch · J2000
2457390.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.8 LD
0.0045 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.391

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
9
First observed
3 January 2016
Last observed
3 January 2016
Residual RMS
0.22 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.58

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Sources