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719 Albert (A911 TB)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.265 AU
True anomaly
250.38°
Distance from Earth
3.153 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Albert — 2.265 AU from the Sun Albert
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Albert is 3.153 AU from Earth today (26.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 40m 17s
Declination
-09° 16′ 49″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
3.15 AU
Elongation from the Sun
22.29° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
2.637 AU
Eccentricity
0.5466
Inclination
11.57°
Orbital period
4.28 years
Perihelion
1.196 AU
Aphelion
4.078 AU
Longitude of ascending node
183.86°
Argument of periapsis
156.18°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 78.5 LD
0.2016 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.141

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
2,147
Data arc
114.6 years
First observed
4 October 1911
Last observed
22 May 2026
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
23 May 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
5.8 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.59
Spectral type (SMASS)
S

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Palisa, J.
Discovery date
3 October 1911
Discovery site
Vienna

Also known as 719 · 1911 MT · A911 TB · 2000 JW8

Amor Near-Earth Object Named

Close approaches 8 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2050-11-15 11:59:00 Juptr 1.9592 AU 762.5 LD 5 km/s
2063-10-10 19:16:00 Juptr 1.5638 AU 608.6 LD 3.4 km/s
2110-11-08 03:30:00 Juptr 1.39 AU 540.9 LD 3.5 km/s
2157-12-03 17:48:00 Juptr 1.6444 AU 640.0 LD 4.2 km/s
2170-11-10 05:57:00 Juptr 1.8228 AU 709.4 LD 3.8 km/s

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

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