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215188

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215188 (2000 NM)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.692 AU
True anomaly
260.47°
Distance from Earth
2.461 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 215188 — 1.692 AU from the Sun 215188
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 215188 is 2.461 AU from Earth today (20.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 59m 49s
Declination
-24° 18′ 23″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
2.46 AU
Elongation from the Sun
31.15° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
2.687 AU
Eccentricity
0.663
Inclination
22.27°
Orbital period
4.41 years
Perihelion
0.906 AU
Aphelion
4.469 AU
Longitude of ascending node
273.3°
Argument of periapsis
71.39°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 52.2 LD
0.1342 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.932

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
2,788
Data arc
25.57 years
First observed
2 July 2000
Last observed
28 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 September 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
9.24 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.48
Spectral type (SMASS)
Sr

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Amburgey, L. L.
Discovery date
2 July 2000
Discovery site
Fitchburg

Also known as 2000 NM

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 4 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 215188 at 2163-07-09 07:27 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2163-07-09 07:27 UTC close approach of 215188. Catalogue miss distance 58.7 LD · 2.26 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2163-07-06 to 2163-07-12, 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 58.7 LD · 2.26 × 10⁷ km 2163-07-09 07:27 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2163-07-09 07:27 UTC close approach of 215188. Catalogue miss distance 58.7 LD · 2.26 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2163-07-06 to 2163-07-12, 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
2163-07-09 07:27:00 Earth 0.1508 AU 58.7 LD 17.8 km/s
2190-05-10 20:18:00 Mars 0.0764 AU 29.7 LD 17.5 km/s

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

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