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86324 (1999 WA2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.572 AU
True anomaly
271.97°
Distance from Earth
1.938 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 86324 — 1.572 AU from the Sun 86324
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 86324 is 1.938 AU from Earth today (16.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 40m 25s
Declination
-27° 54′ 00″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
53.57° — 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
1.967 AU
Eccentricity
0.4344
Inclination
34.61°
Orbital period
2.76 years
Perihelion
1.112 AU
Aphelion
2.821 AU
Longitude of ascending node
293.64°
Argument of periapsis
75.29°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 133.1 LD
0.3419 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.557

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
3,565
Data arc
26.81 years
First observed
16 November 1999
Last observed
8 September 2026
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 September 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
1.05 km
Rotation period
7.16 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.191
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.83

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
16 November 1999
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 1999 WA2

Amor Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 1 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2184-01-14 01:21:00 Mars 0.0766 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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