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2023 LV1

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(2023 LV1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.84 AU
True anomaly
230.15°
Distance from Earth
0.583 AU
As of
16 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 2023 LV1 — 0.84 AU from the Sun 2023 LV1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 LV1 is 0.583 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 17m 04s
Declination
-05° 50′ 02″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
0.58 AU
Elongation from the Sun
56.61° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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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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
0.807 AU
Eccentricity
0.6
Inclination
12.25°
Orbital period
265 days
Perihelion
0.323 AU
Aphelion
1.292 AU
Longitude of ascending node
273.74°
Argument of periapsis
205.87°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 12.8 LD
0.033 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.06

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
102
Data arc
24.1 years
First observed
24 June 2002
Last observed
31 July 2026
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 September 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.37

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 125 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 LV1 at 2031-06-19 07:15 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-06-19 07:15 UTC close approach of 2023 LV1. Catalogue miss distance 44.7 LD · 1.72 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-06-16 to 2031-06-22, 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 44.7 LD · 1.72 × 10⁷ km 2031-06-19 07:15 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-06-19 07:15 UTC close approach of 2023 LV1. Catalogue miss distance 44.7 LD · 1.72 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-06-16 to 2031-06-22, 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
2031-06-19 07:15:00 Earth 0.1149 AU 44.7 LD 14.4 km/s
2032-02-03 00:01:00 Venus 0.1054 AU 41.0 LD 21.7 km/s
2039-06-26 02:22:00 Earth 0.1947 AU 75.8 LD 13.4 km/s
2044-06-21 05:02:00 Earth 0.1952 AU 76.0 LD 22.8 km/s
2052-05-24 23:21:00 Venus 0.107 AU 41.6 LD 25.1 km/s
2052-06-17 23:20:00 Earth 0.0877 AU 34.1 LD 19.4 km/s
2058-08-27 02:20:00 Earth 0.1909 AU 74.3 LD 15.6 km/s
2060-05-21 15:13:00 Venus 0.1209 AU 47.1 LD 20.2 km/s
2060-06-16 16:58:00 Earth 0.0359 AU 14.0 LD 16.6 km/s
2068-06-19 00:05:00 Earth 0.1199 AU 46.7 LD 14.3 km/s

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

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