207945
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207945 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.92 AU to 1.16 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 386.9 days; it is about 0.42 km across. Discovered 8 May 1991 by Lawrence, K. J., Helin, E. F.. Orbit from the JPL solution of 17 September 2026.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.006 AU
- True anomaly
- 81.34°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.597 AU
- As of
- 4 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 10h 11m 18s
- Declination
- +17° 26′ 47″
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 0.6 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 74.03° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.
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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
- 1.039 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1187
- Inclination
- 8.71°
- Orbital period
- 386.9 days
- Perihelion
- 0.916 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.162 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 53.85°
- Argument of periapsis
- 301.97°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · APO
- Apollo
- Earth MOID · 8.1 LD
- 0.0208 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 5.885
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).
- Observations used
- 366
- Data arc
- 71.42 years
- First observed
- 16 April 1955
- Last observed
- 16 September 2026
- Residual RMS
- 0.46 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 17 September 2026
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 0.21 km
- Rotation period
- 3.15 hours
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.161
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.61
Discovery & classification
- Discovered by
- Lawrence, K. J., Helin, E. F.
- Discovery date
- 8 May 1991
- Discovery site
- Palomar
Also known as 1991 JW
Close approaches 45 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-05-19 16:47 UTC close approach of 207945. Catalogue miss distance 38.9 LD · 1.5 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-05-16 to 2027-05-22, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-05-19 16:47:00 | Earth | 0.1 AU | 38.9 LD | 5 km/s |
| 2028-11-30 20:45:00 | Earth | 0.1345 AU | 52.3 LD | 8.8 km/s |
| 2044-06-02 14:28:00 | Earth | 0.1756 AU | 68.3 LD | 9.3 km/s |
| 2045-04-26 12:46:00 | Earth | 0.1636 AU | 63.7 LD | 5 km/s |
| 2045-10-22 19:36:00 | Earth | 0.1226 AU | 47.7 LD | 4.9 km/s |
| 2062-06-03 08:32:00 | Earth | 0.1179 AU | 45.9 LD | 7.7 km/s |
| 2063-04-12 09:41:00 | Earth | 0.192 AU | 74.7 LD | 5 km/s |
| 2063-11-10 15:59:00 | Earth | 0.0708 AU | 27.6 LD | 5 km/s |
| 2080-06-01 18:02:00 | Earth | 0.1879 AU | 73.1 LD | 9.7 km/s |
| 2081-05-01 19:49:00 | Earth | 0.1496 AU | 58.2 LD | 5 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- physical properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- physical properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB