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264357

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264357 (2000 AZ93)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.502 AU
True anomaly
325.35°
Distance from Earth
1.384 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 264357 — 0.502 AU from the Sun 264357
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 264357 is 1.384 AU from Earth today (11.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 25m 16s
Declination
-15° 49′ 54″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.38 AU
Elongation from the Sun
15.67° — too close to the Sun to observe

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

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
0.747 AU
Eccentricity
0.36
Inclination
8.59°
Orbital period
235.8 days
Perihelion
0.478 AU
Aphelion
1.016 AU
Longitude of ascending node
277.3°
Argument of periapsis
8.19°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 8.3 LD
0.0213 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.666

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
160
Data arc
21.9 years
First observed
7 January 2000
Last observed
2 December 2021
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 March 2023

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.06 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.037
Absolute magnitude (H)
21.17

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
7 January 2000
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2000 AZ93

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 287 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 264357 at 2028-12-15 16:48 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-12-15 16:48 UTC close approach of 264357. Catalogue miss distance 98.1 LD · 3.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-12 to 2028-12-18, 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 98.1 LD · 3.77 × 10⁷ km 2028-12-15 16:48 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-12-15 16:48 UTC close approach of 264357. Catalogue miss distance 98.1 LD · 3.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-12 to 2028-12-18, 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
2028-12-15 16:48:00 Earth 0.252 AU 98.1 LD 16.2 km/s
2029-04-28 22:33:00 Earth 0.445 AU 173.2 LD 12.9 km/s
2029-05-16 20:44:00 Mercury 0.0978 AU 38.0 LD 22.4 km/s
2029-05-16 20:44:00 Merc 0.0978 AU 38.0 LD 22.4 km/s
2031-01-06 06:38:00 Earth 0.0405 AU 15.8 LD 7.7 km/s
2031-04-25 10:20:00 Merc 0.0305 AU 11.9 LD 16.5 km/s
2031-04-25 10:20:00 Mercury 0.0305 AU 11.9 LD 16.5 km/s
2032-09-11 10:55:00 Earth 0.4568 AU 177.8 LD 13.3 km/s
2033-01-25 17:57:00 Earth 0.2878 AU 112.0 LD 17 km/s
2033-04-05 07:00:00 Mercury 0.0597 AU 23.2 LD 15.2 km/s

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

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