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2023 VF6

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(2023 VF6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.956 AU
True anomaly
244.86°
Distance from Earth
1.663 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 VF6 — 0.956 AU from the Sun 2023 VF6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 VF6 is 1.663 AU from Earth today (13.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 46m 05s
Declination
-04° 02′ 19″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.66 AU
Elongation from the Sun
30.81° — 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
0.921 AU
Eccentricity
0.117
Inclination
8.97°
Orbital period
322.9 days
Perihelion
0.813 AU
Aphelion
1.029 AU
Longitude of ascending node
227.99°
Argument of periapsis
32.66°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.8 LD
0.0149 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.475

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
25
Data arc
4 days
First observed
10 November 2023
Last observed
14 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.38 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.16

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 28 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 VF6 at 2030-11-10 01:02 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-11-10 01:02 UTC close approach of 2023 VF6. Catalogue miss distance 171.2 LD · 6.58 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-11-07 to 2030-11-13, 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 171.2 LD · 6.58 × 10⁷ km 2030-11-10 01:02 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-11-10 01:02 UTC close approach of 2023 VF6. Catalogue miss distance 171.2 LD · 6.58 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-11-07 to 2030-11-13, 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
2030-11-10 01:02:00 Earth 0.4399 AU 171.2 LD 17.4 km/s
2031-07-19 22:29:00 Earth 0.2294 AU 89.3 LD 5.5 km/s
2032-02-02 22:18:00 Earth 0.1811 AU 70.5 LD 6.4 km/s
2037-08-19 16:15:00 Venus 0.0966 AU 37.6 LD 7.5 km/s
2038-11-03 12:01:00 Earth 0.1588 AU 61.8 LD 9.1 km/s
2039-05-20 01:19:00 Earth 0.1959 AU 76.2 LD 7.1 km/s
2040-01-24 00:58:00 Earth 0.4147 AU 161.4 LD 15.4 km/s
2046-11-25 19:43:00 Earth 0.0918 AU 35.7 LD 5.1 km/s
2047-03-21 08:22:00 Earth 0.1515 AU 59.0 LD 5.4 km/s
2051-10-17 13:04:00 Venus 0.1258 AU 48.9 LD 8 km/s

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

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