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36236

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36236 (1999 VV)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.229 AU
True anomaly
254.89°
Distance from Earth
1.879 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 36236 — 1.229 AU from the Sun 36236
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 36236 is 1.879 AU from Earth today (15.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 14m 50s
Declination
-31° 56′ 34″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
1.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
36.34° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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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
1.332 AU
Eccentricity
0.4238
Inclination
58.03°
Orbital period
561.8 days
Perihelion
0.768 AU
Aphelion
1.897 AU
Longitude of ascending node
241.07°
Argument of periapsis
19.8°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 89.1 LD
0.229 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.39

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
2,090
Data arc
46.18 years
First observed
26 November 1979
Last observed
31 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.55 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 April 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
2.74 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.95

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
1 November 1999
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 1999 VV · 1979 WC

Apollo Near-Earth Object

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