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52762 (1998 MT24)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.857 AU
True anomaly
191.13°
Distance from Earth
3.114 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 52762 — 3.857 AU from the Sun 52762
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 52762 is 3.114 AU from Earth today (25.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
01h 02m 40s
Declination
+54° 53′ 52″
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Distance from Earth
3.11 AU
Elongation from the Sun
132.53° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
2.415 AU
Eccentricity
0.6533
Inclination
33.87°
Orbital period
3.75 years
Perihelion
0.837 AU
Aphelion
3.994 AU
Longitude of ascending node
308.95°
Argument of periapsis
254.5°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 53.4 LD
0.1372 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.011

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
1,331
Data arc
72.92 years
First observed
2 October 1953
Last observed
4 September 2026
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 September 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
3.37 km
Rotation period
12.08 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.051
Absolute magnitude (H)
14.82

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
29 June 1998
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 1998 MT24

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 4 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 52762 at 2028-02-09 17:31 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-02-09 17:31 UTC close approach of 52762. Catalogue miss distance 63.6 LD · 2.44 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-02-06 to 2028-02-12, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 63.6 LD · 2.44 × 10⁷ km 2028-02-09 17:31 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-02-09 17:31 UTC close approach of 52762. Catalogue miss distance 63.6 LD · 2.44 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-02-06 to 2028-02-12, 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 south of the ecliptic. 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
2028-02-09 17:31:00 Earth 0.1633 AU 63.6 LD 22.1 km/s
2043-02-11 08:28:00 Earth 0.1983 AU 77.2 LD 21.1 km/s
2058-02-10 15:05:00 Earth 0.188 AU 73.2 LD 21.4 km/s
2167-02-09 08:43:00 Earth 0.1785 AU 69.5 LD 21.7 km/s

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

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