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2023 VH1

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(2023 VH1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.669 AU
True anomaly
21.68°
Distance from Earth
1.424 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2023 VH1 — 0.669 AU from the Sun 2023 VH1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 VH1 is 1.424 AU from Earth today (11.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 55m 46s
Declination
-28° 53′ 14″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
1.42 AU
Elongation from the Sun
25.34° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.865 AU
Eccentricity
0.2377
Inclination
30.88°
Orbital period
294 days
Perihelion
0.66 AU
Aphelion
1.071 AU
Longitude of ascending node
37.21°
Argument of periapsis
212.63°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 10.0 LD
0.0258 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.693

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
54
Data arc
18 days
First observed
4 November 2023
Last observed
22 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.22

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 97 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 VH1 at 2027-11-01 16:46 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-01 16:46 UTC close approach of 2023 VH1. Catalogue miss distance 73.1 LD · 2.81 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-10-29 to 2027-11-04, 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 73.1 LD · 2.81 × 10⁷ km 2027-11-01 16:46 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-01 16:46 UTC close approach of 2023 VH1. Catalogue miss distance 73.1 LD · 2.81 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-10-29 to 2027-11-04, 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
2027-11-01 16:46:00 Earth 0.1878 AU 73.1 LD 18.9 km/s
2028-05-01 04:36:00 Earth 0.3338 AU 129.9 LD 20.8 km/s
2031-11-04 23:07:00 Earth 0.3268 AU 127.2 LD 21.9 km/s
2032-05-15 10:41:00 Earth 0.3754 AU 146.1 LD 20.8 km/s
2035-11-09 01:28:00 Earth 0.4663 AU 181.5 LD 25.5 km/s
2038-10-16 00:00:00 Venus 0.1345 AU 52.4 LD 21.8 km/s
2040-11-08 20:05:00 Earth 0.4556 AU 177.3 LD 17.8 km/s
2044-11-03 12:35:00 Earth 0.335 AU 130.4 LD 16.3 km/s
2048-10-31 03:02:00 Earth 0.2087 AU 81.2 LD 15.5 km/s
2052-10-29 16:41:00 Earth 0.0847 AU 33.0 LD 15.6 km/s

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

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