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27346 (2000 DN8)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.559 AU
True anomaly
195.76°
Distance from Earth
3.236 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 27346 — 2.559 AU from the Sun 27346
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 27346 is 3.236 AU from Earth today (26.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 37m 56s
Declination
+08° 39′ 58″
Constellation
Serpens
Distance from Earth
3.24 AU
Elongation from the Sun
40.17° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
1.875 AU
Eccentricity
0.399
Inclination
36.95°
Orbital period
2.57 years
Perihelion
1.127 AU
Aphelion
2.623 AU
Longitude of ascending node
135.18°
Argument of periapsis
269.28°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 172.5 LD
0.4433 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.655

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
1,521
Data arc
47.83 years
First observed
24 August 1978
Last observed
23 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.90 km
Rotation period
0.07 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.256
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.88

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
27 February 2000
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2000 DN8 · 1987 AB

Amor Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 3 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2087-03-27 03:28:00 Mars 0.0804 AU 31.3 LD 16.2 km/s
2115-06-21 23:41:00 Mars 0.0767 AU 29.8 LD 17.3 km/s

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

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