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86829

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86829 (2000 GR146)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.135 AU
True anomaly
103.82°
Distance from Earth
2.104 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 86829 — 1.135 AU from the Sun 86829
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 86829 is 2.104 AU from Earth today (17.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 49m 47s
Declination
-05° 32′ 57″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.11 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.06° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
1.463 AU
Eccentricity
0.575
Inclination
14.37°
Orbital period
646.1 days
Perihelion
0.622 AU
Aphelion
2.304 AU
Longitude of ascending node
78.46°
Argument of periapsis
31.44°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 79.1 LD
0.2033 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.398

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
2,103
Data arc
51.1 years
First observed
17 June 1974
Last observed
24 July 2025
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 August 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.91 km
Rotation period
3.1 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.232
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.81
Spectral type (SMASS)
S:

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
12 April 2000
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2000 GR146

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 22 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2033-08-10 14:54:00 Venus 0.1352 AU 52.6 LD 21.4 km/s
2047-10-05 15:31:00 Venus 0.1211 AU 47.1 LD 20.7 km/s
2061-11-28 17:44:00 Venus 0.121 AU 47.1 LD 20.7 km/s
2076-01-22 04:25:00 Venus 0.1315 AU 51.2 LD 21.2 km/s
2088-07-23 10:31:00 Venus 0.1446 AU 56.3 LD 16.8 km/s
2102-09-14 09:43:00 Venus 0.1361 AU 53.0 LD 15.4 km/s
2116-11-03 20:52:00 Venus 0.1326 AU 51.6 LD 14.4 km/s
2130-12-23 16:25:00 Venus 0.1319 AU 51.3 LD 13.7 km/s
2145-02-11 15:03:00 Venus 0.1321 AU 51.4 LD 13.6 km/s
2159-04-02 19:01:00 Venus 0.1311 AU 51.0 LD 13.6 km/s

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

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