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2023 AE1

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(2023 AE1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.825 AU
True anomaly
303.19°
Distance from Earth
1.779 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2023 AE1 — 0.825 AU from the Sun 2023 AE1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 AE1 is 1.779 AU from Earth today (14.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 10m 59s
Declination
-05° 17′ 19″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.78 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.99° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.931 AU
Eccentricity
0.1727
Inclination
4.88°
Orbital period
328.2 days
Perihelion
0.77 AU
Aphelion
1.092 AU
Longitude of ascending node
118.81°
Argument of periapsis
122.18°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.9 LD
0.005 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.418

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
61
Data arc
7 days
First observed
14 January 2023
Last observed
21 January 2023
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 January 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.15

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 126 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 AE1 at 2030-09-28 22:19 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-09-28 22:19 UTC close approach of 2023 AE1. Catalogue miss distance 68.4 LD · 2.63 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-09-25 to 2030-10-01, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 68.4 LD · 2.63 × 10⁷ km 2030-09-28 22:19 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-09-28 22:19 UTC close approach of 2023 AE1. Catalogue miss distance 68.4 LD · 2.63 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-09-25 to 2030-10-01, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2030-09-28 22:19:00 Earth 0.1758 AU 68.4 LD 10.2 km/s
2031-06-06 05:46:00 Earth 0.2466 AU 96.0 LD 7.5 km/s
2032-01-23 05:31:00 Earth 0.067 AU 26.1 LD 7.6 km/s
2039-06-15 12:51:00 Venus 0.0976 AU 38.0 LD 2.5 km/s
2039-09-24 17:38:00 Earth 0.0855 AU 33.3 LD 6.6 km/s
2040-05-15 02:00:00 Earth 0.2492 AU 97.0 LD 7.4 km/s
2041-01-19 19:16:00 Earth 0.1845 AU 71.8 LD 11.2 km/s
2048-09-21 20:13:00 Earth 0.0837 AU 32.6 LD 4.5 km/s
2049-05-01 07:26:00 Earth 0.2426 AU 94.4 LD 6.9 km/s
2050-01-17 09:33:00 Earth 0.2596 AU 101.0 LD 13.5 km/s

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

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