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7889 (1994 LX)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.569 AU
True anomaly
147.62°
Distance from Earth
2.249 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.

Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 7889 — 1.569 AU from the Sun 7889
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 7889 is 2.249 AU from Earth today (18.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 35m 53s
Declination
-02° 15′ 47″
Constellation
Serpens
Distance from Earth
2.25 AU
Elongation from the Sun
36.69° — 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
1.261 AU
Eccentricity
0.3463
Inclination
36.91°
Orbital period
517.5 days
Perihelion
0.825 AU
Aphelion
1.698 AU
Longitude of ascending node
111.26°
Argument of periapsis
349.2°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 60.2 LD
0.1548 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.864

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
6,502
Data arc
48.99 years
First observed
10 August 1977
Last observed
7 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.27 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 August 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.84 km
Rotation period
2.74 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.452
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.24
Spectral type (SMASS)
V

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Spacewatch
Discovery date
15 June 1994
Discovery site
Kitt Peak

Also known as 1994 LX

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 12 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2040-06-27 09:32:00 Venus 0.1194 AU 46.5 LD 21.9 km/s
2073-02-01 10:16:00 Venus 0.1343 AU 52.3 LD 21.6 km/s
2087-03-30 23:17:00 Venus 0.1281 AU 49.9 LD 22.1 km/s
2119-11-05 17:46:00 Venus 0.1308 AU 50.9 LD 21.6 km/s
2134-01-01 04:11:00 Venus 0.1284 AU 50.0 LD 22.1 km/s
2166-08-07 18:04:00 Venus 0.1367 AU 53.2 LD 21.6 km/s
2180-10-03 00:29:00 Venus 0.1205 AU 46.9 LD 22 km/s

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

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