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Oze

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7358 Oze (1995 YA3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.232 AU
True anomaly
191.95°
Distance from Earth
4.219 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 Oze — 3.232 AU from the Sun Oze
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Oze is 4.219 AU from Earth today (35.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 38m 30s
Declination
-07° 54′ 28″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
4.22 AU
Elongation from the Sun
7.92° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
2.198 AU
Eccentricity
0.5026
Inclination
4.66°
Orbital period
3.26 years
Perihelion
1.093 AU
Aphelion
3.302 AU
Longitude of ascending node
265.4°
Argument of periapsis
92.27°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 47.7 LD
0.1226 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.488

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
8,651
Data arc
66.4 years
First observed
2 December 1959
Last observed
28 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.31 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 September 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
5.24 days

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.73
Spectral type (SMASS)
Sq

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Kobayashi, T.
Discovery date
27 December 1995
Discovery site
Oizumi

Oze is a basin highland lying astride the prefectures Fukushima, Gunma and Niigata. The highland is surrounded by mountains, including Mt. Hiuchidake and Mt. Shifutsu, making up the western part of the Nikko National Park.

Also known as 7358 · 1995 YA3 · 1959 XC · 1972 NZ · 1995 VB19

Amor Near-Earth Object Named

Close approaches 6 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of Oze at 2060-09-17 17:07 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2060-09-17 17:07 UTC close approach of Oze. Catalogue miss distance 48.8 LD · 1.88 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2060-09-14 to 2060-09-20, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 48.8 LD · 1.88 × 10⁷ km 2060-09-17 17:07 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2060-09-17 17:07 UTC close approach of Oze. Catalogue miss distance 48.8 LD · 1.88 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2060-09-14 to 2060-09-20, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-11-23 16:12:00 Mars 0.0977 AU 38.0 LD 8.8 km/s
2060-09-17 17:07:00 Earth 0.1254 AU 48.8 LD 5.2 km/s
2076-10-11 18:26:00 Mars 0.081 AU 31.5 LD 10 km/s
2125-09-05 23:13:00 Mars 0.0958 AU 37.3 LD 10.5 km/s
2148-09-26 05:56:00 Earth 0.1252 AU 48.7 LD 5.4 km/s

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

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