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8567 (1996 HW1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.033 AU
True anomaly
115.96°
Distance from Earth
2.297 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 8567 — 2.033 AU from the Sun 8567
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 8567 is 2.297 AU from Earth today (19.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 08m 15s
Declination
+09° 16′ 12″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
2.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
62.48° — well clear of the Sun

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
2.046 AU
Eccentricity
0.449
Inclination
8.45°
Orbital period
2.93 years
Perihelion
1.127 AU
Aphelion
2.964 AU
Longitude of ascending node
177.09°
Argument of periapsis
177.28°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 47.3 LD
0.1216 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.652

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
5,533
Data arc
71.36 years
First observed
23 May 1955
Last observed
2 October 2026
Residual RMS
0.37 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 October 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
1.46 km
Rotation period
8.76 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.156
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.36

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Spacewatch
Discovery date
23 April 1996
Discovery site
Kitt Peak

Also known as 1996 HW1

Amor Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 3 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 8567 at 2163-09-15 00:36 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2163-09-15 00:36 UTC close approach of 8567. Catalogue miss distance 53.0 LD · 2.04 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2163-09-12 to 2163-09-18, 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 53.0 LD · 2.04 × 10⁷ km 2163-09-15 00:36 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2163-09-15 00:36 UTC close approach of 8567. Catalogue miss distance 53.0 LD · 2.04 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2163-09-12 to 2163-09-18, 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
2163-09-15 00:36:00 Earth 0.1363 AU 53.0 LD 6.5 km/s

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

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