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Asteroid Near-Earth

164294

164294 (2004 XZ130)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.875 AU
True anomaly
165.61°
Distance from Earth
0.242 AU
As of
2 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.

Sun Earth — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth 164294 — 0.875 AU from the Sun 164294
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 164294 is 0.242 AU from Earth today (2.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 20m 47s
Declination
+17° 09′ 13″
Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
0.24 AU
Elongation from the Sun
52.97° — 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's up after dark, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

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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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  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
0.618 AU
Eccentricity
0.4544
Inclination
2.95°
Orbital period
177.3 days
Perihelion
0.337 AU
Aphelion
0.898 AU
Longitude of ascending node
211.13°
Argument of periapsis
5.46°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 37.1 LD
0.0954 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
9.039

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
72
Data arc
9.76 years
First observed
13 December 2004
Last observed
16 September 2014
Residual RMS
0.22 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.45

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Tholen, D. J.
Discovery date
13 December 2004
Discovery site
Mauna Kea

Also known as 2004 XZ130

Atira Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 418 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-11-04 00:02:00 Earth 0.1963 AU 76.4 LD 11.2 km/s
2026-11-15 11:43:00 Venus 0.1272 AU 49.5 LD 11.6 km/s
2027-10-31 01:31:00 Earth 0.3479 AU 135.4 LD 17 km/s
2029-05-10 06:12:00 Venus 0.0908 AU 35.3 LD 19.3 km/s
2031-01-23 13:23:00 Venus 0.0991 AU 38.6 LD 12 km/s
2036-02-13 01:08:00 Venus 0.0844 AU 32.8 LD 12.1 km/s
2037-10-28 14:17:00 Venus 0.1109 AU 43.2 LD 19.4 km/s
2039-11-01 15:35:00 Earth 0.3801 AU 147.9 LD 18.7 km/s
2040-01-19 01:52:00 Earth 0.4578 AU 178.2 LD 7.5 km/s
2040-04-22 08:47:00 Venus 0.1355 AU 52.7 LD 11.5 km/s

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

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