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152931

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152931 (2000 EA107)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.933 AU
True anomaly
117.51°
Distance from Earth
0.938 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 152931 — 0.933 AU from the Sun 152931
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 152931 is 0.938 AU from Earth today (7.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 44m 30s
Declination
+25° 45′ 31″
Constellation
Leo Minor
Distance from Earth
0.94 AU
Elongation from the Sun
57.99° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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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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
0.93 AU
Eccentricity
0.4558
Inclination
28.58°
Orbital period
327.4 days
Perihelion
0.506 AU
Aphelion
1.353 AU
Longitude of ascending node
52.87°
Argument of periapsis
278.02°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 62.9 LD
0.1616 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.258

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
2,232
Data arc
26.28 years
First observed
15 March 2000
Last observed
26 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
27 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.82 km
Rotation period
4.14 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.237
Absolute magnitude (H)
16.31
Spectral type (SMASS)
Q

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
15 March 2000
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2000 EA107

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 56 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 152931 at 2045-04-27 14:12 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2045-04-27 14:12 UTC close approach of 152931. Catalogue miss distance 65.6 LD · 2.52 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2045-04-24 to 2045-04-30, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 65.6 LD · 2.52 × 10⁷ km 2045-04-27 14:12 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2045-04-27 14:12 UTC close approach of 152931. Catalogue miss distance 65.6 LD · 2.52 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2045-04-24 to 2045-04-30, 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 north 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
2033-01-01 21:20:00 Venus 0.0333 AU 12.9 LD 22.5 km/s
2036-05-23 18:39:00 Venus 0.0724 AU 28.2 LD 20.4 km/s
2042-11-11 17:36:00 Venus 0.1312 AU 51.0 LD 27.2 km/s
2045-04-27 14:12:00 Earth 0.1686 AU 65.6 LD 21.6 km/s
2054-07-09 06:14:00 Venus 0.1217 AU 47.4 LD 19 km/s
2057-12-01 03:09:00 Venus 0.084 AU 32.7 LD 24.4 km/s
2064-05-18 18:02:00 Venus 0.0338 AU 13.1 LD 22.6 km/s
2067-10-08 15:37:00 Venus 0.0786 AU 30.6 LD 20.1 km/s
2071-04-27 03:16:00 Earth 0.1744 AU 67.9 LD 22 km/s
2074-03-28 19:56:00 Venus 0.1408 AU 54.8 LD 27.6 km/s

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

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