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2023 VF5

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(2023 VF5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.98 AU
True anomaly
218.14°
Distance from Earth
0.741 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 VF5 — 0.98 AU from the Sun 2023 VF5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 VF5 is 0.741 AU from Earth today (6.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 16m 12s
Declination
+13° 28′ 51″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
0.74 AU
Elongation from the Sun
66.62° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.799 AU
Eccentricity
0.4031
Inclination
2.12°
Orbital period
260.9 days
Perihelion
0.477 AU
Aphelion
1.121 AU
Longitude of ascending node
122.01°
Argument of periapsis
87.2°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 11.5 LD
0.0297 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.228

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
41
Data arc
14 days
First observed
8 November 2023
Last observed
22 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.56 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.34

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 124 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 VF5 at 2028-07-10 09:04 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-10 09:04 UTC close approach of 2023 VF5. Catalogue miss distance 154.6 LD · 5.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-07-07 to 2028-07-13, 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 154.6 LD · 5.94 × 10⁷ km 2028-07-10 09:04 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-10 09:04 UTC close approach of 2023 VF5. Catalogue miss distance 154.6 LD · 5.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-07-07 to 2028-07-13, 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
2028-07-10 09:04:00 Earth 0.3973 AU 154.6 LD 9.8 km/s
2028-07-13 07:44:00 Venus 0.1144 AU 44.5 LD 19.8 km/s
2028-11-16 23:14:00 Earth 0.0957 AU 37.2 LD 8.2 km/s
2030-09-29 08:16:00 Earth 0.4448 AU 173.1 LD 24.8 km/s
2032-01-09 04:28:00 Mercury 0.0578 AU 22.5 LD 13.4 km/s
2032-01-09 04:28:00 Merc 0.0578 AU 22.5 LD 13.4 km/s
2032-09-21 13:06:00 Merc 0.0394 AU 15.3 LD 11.9 km/s
2032-09-21 13:06:00 Mercury 0.0394 AU 15.3 LD 11.9 km/s
2032-10-27 21:30:00 Venus 0.0395 AU 15.4 LD 13.2 km/s
2033-06-08 03:36:00 Mercury 0.0945 AU 36.8 LD 17.6 km/s

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

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