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106589

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106589 (2000 WN107)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.216 AU
True anomaly
81.55°
Distance from Earth
1.926 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 106589 — 1.216 AU from the Sun 106589
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 106589 is 1.926 AU from Earth today (16.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 23m 10s
Declination
-09° 15′ 12″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.93 AU
Elongation from the Sun
32.98° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
2.146 AU
Eccentricity
0.6178
Inclination
14.37°
Orbital period
3.14 years
Perihelion
0.82 AU
Aphelion
3.472 AU
Longitude of ascending node
163.36°
Argument of periapsis
11.81°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 54.2 LD
0.1392 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.403

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
2,023
Data arc
25.07 years
First observed
20 November 2000
Last observed
17 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 December 2025

Physical properties

Rotation period
5.88 days

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
16.01

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
NEAT
Discovery date
29 November 2000
Discovery site
Haleakala

Also known as 2000 WN107

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 22 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 106589 at 2039-03-01 04:56 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-03-01 04:56 UTC close approach of 106589. Catalogue miss distance 61.3 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-02-26 to 2039-03-04, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 61.3 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km 2039-03-01 04:56 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2039-03-01 04:56 UTC close approach of 106589. Catalogue miss distance 61.3 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2039-02-26 to 2039-03-04, 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. 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
2034-06-17 11:31:00 Juptr 1.5152 AU 589.7 LD 4.8 km/s
2039-03-01 04:56:00 Earth 0.1576 AU 61.3 LD 14.6 km/s
2080-01-27 14:46:00 Earth 0.1553 AU 60.4 LD 16.7 km/s
2081-09-24 03:01:00 Juptr 1.5085 AU 587.1 LD 4.7 km/s
2099-01-16 06:02:00 Venus 0.1159 AU 45.1 LD 11.7 km/s
2102-03-02 00:21:00 Earth 0.151 AU 58.8 LD 14.4 km/s
2124-04-05 12:09:00 Venus 0.1052 AU 40.9 LD 11.6 km/s
2128-12-27 06:26:00 Juptr 1.6605 AU 646.2 LD 5 km/s
2141-07-15 23:15:00 Juptr 1.7885 AU 696.0 LD 5.6 km/s
2165-03-07 08:19:00 Earth 0.162 AU 63.0 LD 14.4 km/s

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

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