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2020 OV1

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(2020 OV1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.599 AU
True anomaly
268.88°
Distance from Earth
0.609 AU
As of
15 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 2020 OV1 — 0.599 AU from the Sun 2020 OV1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 OV1 is 0.609 AU from Earth today (5.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 23m 42s
Declination
+24° 54′ 43″
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth
0.61 AU
Elongation from the Sun
33.87° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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
0.638 AU
Eccentricity
0.2541
Inclination
32.58°
Orbital period
186 days
Perihelion
0.476 AU
Aphelion
0.8 AU
Longitude of ascending node
296.01°
Argument of periapsis
189.83°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 85.6 LD
0.2199 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.731

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
59
Data arc
8.17 years
First observed
8 July 2018
Last observed
8 September 2026
Residual RMS
0.68 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 September 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
18.72

Discovery & classification

Atira Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 46 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2032-03-05 23:19:00 Venus 0.0824 AU 32.1 LD 20.7 km/s
2035-04-04 14:22:00 Venus 0.0905 AU 35.2 LD 20.1 km/s
2046-12-10 16:14:00 Venus 0.0959 AU 37.3 LD 21 km/s
2050-01-08 04:26:00 Venus 0.0793 AU 30.8 LD 20.1 km/s
2061-09-15 10:02:00 Venus 0.1056 AU 41.1 LD 21.2 km/s
2064-10-13 19:37:00 Venus 0.0719 AU 28.0 LD 20.1 km/s
2076-06-21 04:14:00 Venus 0.1188 AU 46.2 LD 21.5 km/s
2079-07-20 11:30:00 Venus 0.067 AU 26.1 LD 20.1 km/s
2091-03-27 22:57:00 Venus 0.127 AU 49.4 LD 21.6 km/s
2094-04-25 03:49:00 Venus 0.0642 AU 25.0 LD 20.2 km/s

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

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