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163250 (2002 GH1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
4.096 AU
True anomaly
187.07°
Distance from Earth
3.258 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 163250 — 4.096 AU from the Sun 163250
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 163250 is 3.258 AU from Earth today (27.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
22h 48m 43s
Declination
-07° 11′ 22″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
3.26 AU
Elongation from the Sun
141.87° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
2.691 AU
Eccentricity
0.5352
Inclination
35.24°
Orbital period
4.41 years
Perihelion
1.251 AU
Aphelion
4.131 AU
Longitude of ascending node
169.87°
Argument of periapsis
352.42°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 101.7 LD
0.2612 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.926

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
1,325
Data arc
37.42 years
First observed
3 May 1989
Last observed
5 October 2026
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 October 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.47

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
4 April 2002
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2002 GH1

Amor Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2057-10-17 03:52:00 Juptr 1.0312 AU 401.3 LD 8.5 km/s
2093-02-05 03:41:00 Juptr 1.9375 AU 754.0 LD 10.7 km/s
2105-07-26 13:29:00 Juptr 1.5044 AU 585.5 LD 9 km/s
2140-12-26 19:50:00 Juptr 0.9179 AU 357.2 LD 8 km/s
2176-06-23 23:33:00 Juptr 0.9032 AU 351.5 LD 8.1 km/s

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

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