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2023 VE6

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(2023 VE6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.002 AU
True anomaly
338.76°
Distance from Earth
0.223 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2023 VE6 — 1.002 AU from the Sun 2023 VE6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 VE6 is 0.223 AU from Earth today (1.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 47m 21s
Declination
-01° 30′ 21″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
0.22 AU
Elongation from the Sun
84.39° — 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
2.084 AU
Eccentricity
0.5306
Inclination
7.31°
Orbital period
3.01 years
Perihelion
0.978 AU
Aphelion
3.19 AU
Longitude of ascending node
226.09°
Argument of periapsis
161.41°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 1.4 LD
0.0037 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.561

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
46
Data arc
9 days
First observed
9 November 2023
Last observed
18 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
19 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.16

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 13 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 VE6 at 2026-11-17 06:46 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-17 06:46 UTC close approach of 2023 VE6. Catalogue miss distance 18.3 LD · 7.05 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-20, 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 18.3 LD · 7.05 × 10⁶ km 2026-11-17 06:46 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-17 06:46 UTC close approach of 2023 VE6. Catalogue miss distance 18.3 LD · 7.05 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-20, 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
2026-11-17 06:46:00 Earth 0.0471 AU 18.3 LD 10.1 km/s
2029-11-28 16:06:00 Earth 0.1376 AU 53.6 LD 12.8 km/s
2032-12-06 02:56:00 Earth 0.2404 AU 93.6 LD 15.9 km/s
2035-12-14 19:39:00 Earth 0.3622 AU 141.0 LD 19.5 km/s
2038-12-21 02:54:00 Earth 0.4845 AU 188.5 LD 23.1 km/s
2186-08-19 15:54:00 Earth 0.4736 AU 184.3 LD 21.8 km/s
2189-08-27 11:50:00 Earth 0.3466 AU 134.9 LD 18 km/s
2192-09-05 19:15:00 Earth 0.2347 AU 91.3 LD 14.4 km/s

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

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