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162566

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162566 (2000 RJ34)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.304 AU
True anomaly
306.7°
Distance from Earth
0.935 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 162566 — 1.304 AU from the Sun 162566
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 162566 is 0.935 AU from Earth today (7.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
08h 04m 31s
Declination
+40° 57′ 54″
Constellation
Lynx
Distance from Earth
0.93 AU
Elongation from the Sun
84.73° — well clear of the Sun

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

From your location

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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
2.625 AU
Eccentricity
0.5762
Inclination
14.29°
Orbital period
4.25 years
Perihelion
1.113 AU
Aphelion
4.137 AU
Longitude of ascending node
329.84°
Argument of periapsis
145.57°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 64.1 LD
0.1647 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.107

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
1,233
Data arc
26.1 years
First observed
1 September 2000
Last observed
8 October 2026
Residual RMS
0.38 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 October 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
2.15 km
Rotation period
2.11 days

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.071
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.73

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
1 September 2000
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2000 RJ34

Amor Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 10 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2068-01-08 05:30:00 Juptr 1.7416 AU 677.8 LD 7.1 km/s
2080-06-06 16:11:00 Juptr 1.3577 AU 528.4 LD 5.1 km/s
2127-09-26 05:31:00 Juptr 1.0934 AU 425.5 LD 4.8 km/s
2174-12-08 12:01:00 Juptr 1.4369 AU 559.2 LD 6.2 km/s
2187-04-26 03:30:00 Juptr 1.602 AU 623.4 LD 6 km/s

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

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