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89830

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89830 (2002 CE)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.963 AU
True anomaly
160.93°
Distance from Earth
3.945 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 89830 — 2.963 AU from the Sun 89830
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 89830 is 3.945 AU from Earth today (32.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 56m 29s
Declination
+01° 18′ 42″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
3.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
9.36° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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Google Maps on a computer

  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.
  3. Paste them above.

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  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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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
2.077 AU
Eccentricity
0.507
Inclination
43.65°
Orbital period
2.99 years
Perihelion
1.024 AU
Aphelion
3.131 AU
Longitude of ascending node
19.88°
Argument of periapsis
5.85°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 10.8 LD
0.0277 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.293

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
3,643
Data arc
44.11 years
First observed
25 May 1982
Last observed
3 July 2026
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
16 September 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
2.53 km
Rotation period
2.61 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.079
Absolute magnitude (H)
14.98

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
1 February 2002
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2002 CE

Amor Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

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