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2023 RC1

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(2023 RC1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.964 AU
True anomaly
118.85°
Distance from Earth
1.875 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 RC1 — 0.964 AU from the Sun 2023 RC1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 RC1 is 1.875 AU from Earth today (15.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 46m 19s
Declination
-18° 24′ 21″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
16.54° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.907 AU
Eccentricity
0.1974
Inclination
4.49°
Orbital period
315.7 days
Perihelion
0.728 AU
Aphelion
1.087 AU
Longitude of ascending node
344.55°
Argument of periapsis
138.37°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.7 LD
0.007 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.551

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
23
Data arc
5 days
First observed
6 September 2023
Last observed
11 September 2023
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 October 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28.77

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 47 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 RC1 at 2029-06-06 15:53 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-06-06 15:53 UTC close approach of 2023 RC1. Catalogue miss distance 34.2 LD · 1.32 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-06-03 to 2029-06-09, 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 a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 34.2 LD · 1.32 × 10⁷ km 2029-06-06 15:53 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-06-06 15:53 UTC close approach of 2023 RC1. Catalogue miss distance 34.2 LD · 1.32 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-06-03 to 2029-06-09, 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 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
2029-06-06 15:53:00 Earth 0.088 AU 34.2 LD 5.8 km/s
2029-12-15 08:37:00 Earth 0.2382 AU 92.7 LD 6.6 km/s
2029-12-28 04:32:00 Venus 0.1311 AU 51.0 LD 9.3 km/s
2034-05-06 19:45:00 Venus 0.0216 AU 8.4 LD 4.8 km/s
2035-06-17 09:48:00 Earth 0.3351 AU 130.4 LD 14.4 km/s
2036-02-03 02:10:00 Earth 0.2571 AU 100.1 LD 8.1 km/s
2036-09-08 10:34:00 Earth 0.2506 AU 97.5 LD 12.3 km/s
2038-08-27 00:28:00 Venus 0.0203 AU 7.9 LD 4.8 km/s
2041-06-22 18:44:00 Earth 0.4403 AU 171.4 LD 17.6 km/s
2042-02-18 21:30:00 Earth 0.2483 AU 96.6 LD 7.8 km/s

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

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