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2023 QM7

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(2023 QM7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.88 AU
True anomaly
257.15°
Distance from Earth
1.124 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 QM7 — 0.88 AU from the Sun 2023 QM7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 QM7 is 1.124 AU from Earth today (9.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 54m 08s
Declination
+11° 06′ 35″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.12 AU
Elongation from the Sun
48.42° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.922 AU
Eccentricity
0.3449
Inclination
8.88°
Orbital period
323.3 days
Perihelion
0.604 AU
Aphelion
1.24 AU
Longitude of ascending node
315.21°
Argument of periapsis
248.94°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 13.4 LD
0.0344 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.425

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
88
Data arc
469 days
First observed
27 August 2023
Last observed
8 December 2024
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 December 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.8

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 90 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 QM7 at 2032-12-21 05:38 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-21 05:38 UTC close approach of 2023 QM7. Catalogue miss distance 44.4 LD · 1.71 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-18 to 2032-12-24, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 44.4 LD · 1.71 × 10⁷ km 2032-12-21 05:38 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-21 05:38 UTC close approach of 2023 QM7. Catalogue miss distance 44.4 LD · 1.71 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-18 to 2032-12-24, 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 north of the ecliptic. 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
2029-09-17 05:16:00 Venus 0.1209 AU 47.1 LD 17.4 km/s
2031-04-17 00:47:00 Venus 0.0336 AU 13.1 LD 12.7 km/s
2032-12-21 05:38:00 Earth 0.114 AU 44.4 LD 11.5 km/s
2037-09-06 00:47:00 Venus 0.1291 AU 50.2 LD 8.2 km/s
2045-06-15 10:38:00 Venus 0.0967 AU 37.6 LD 9.3 km/s
2046-08-20 23:55:00 Earth 0.0456 AU 17.8 LD 11.9 km/s
2051-11-06 04:56:00 Venus 0.0521 AU 20.3 LD 12.8 km/s
2053-06-05 00:25:00 Venus 0.1028 AU 40.0 LD 17 km/s
2054-08-21 14:55:00 Earth 0.1343 AU 52.3 LD 7.9 km/s
2055-12-28 13:53:00 Earth 0.1523 AU 59.3 LD 8.1 km/s

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

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