La Sagra
P/2012 NJ (La Sagra)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 6.452 AU
- True anomaly
- 137.97°
- As of
- 17 September 2026
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In the sky
- Right ascension
- 09h 38m 33s
- Declination
- +31° 30′ 17″
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 16.21 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 41.91° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn
Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.
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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
- 8.503 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.8481
- Inclination
- 84.38°
- Orbital period
- 24.79 years
- Perihelion
- 1.292 AU
- Aphelion
- 15.714 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 315.76°
- Argument of periapsis
- 338.41°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2456158.5
- Orbit class · HTC
- Halley-type comet
- Earth MOID · 122.7 LD
- 0.3153 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 0.745
Orbit quality
Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).
- Observations used
- 2,490
- Data arc
- 272 days
- First observed
- 13 July 2012
- Last observed
- 11 April 2013
- Residual RMS
- 0.31 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.8
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5
- 14.8
Discovery & classification
Also known as 2012 NJ
Close approaches 2 on record
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2061-07-30 19:21:00 | Earth | 0.3986 AU | 155.1 LD | 42.9 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB