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345705

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345705 (2006 VB14)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.762 AU
True anomaly
114.17°
Distance from Earth
0.602 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 345705 — 0.762 AU from the Sun 345705
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 345705 is 0.602 AU from Earth today (5.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 13m 29s
Declination
+19° 44′ 48″
Constellation
Hercules
Distance from Earth
0.6 AU
Elongation from the Sun
50.04° — 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 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
0.767 AU
Eccentricity
0.4211
Inclination
31.03°
Orbital period
245.4 days
Perihelion
0.444 AU
Aphelion
1.09 AU
Longitude of ascending node
258.71°
Argument of periapsis
346.46°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 30.5 LD
0.0783 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.381

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
1,416
Data arc
18.21 years
First observed
15 November 2006
Last observed
30 January 2025
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
16 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.20 km
Rotation period
3.2 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.402
Absolute magnitude (H)
18.58

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
CSS
Discovery date
15 November 2006
Discovery site
Catalina

Also known as 2006 VB14

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 135 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 345705 at 2049-12-16 09:26 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2049-12-16 09:26 UTC close approach of 345705. Catalogue miss distance 74.9 LD · 2.88 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2049-12-13 to 2049-12-19, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 74.9 LD · 2.88 × 10⁷ km 2049-12-16 09:26 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2049-12-16 09:26 UTC close approach of 345705. Catalogue miss distance 74.9 LD · 2.88 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2049-12-13 to 2049-12-19, 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 south 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
2035-05-29 14:55:00 Mercury 0.0241 AU 9.4 LD 32.4 km/s
2035-05-29 14:55:00 Merc 0.0241 AU 9.4 LD 32.4 km/s
2038-10-06 14:26:00 Mercury 0.0909 AU 35.4 LD 33.4 km/s
2038-10-06 14:26:00 Merc 0.0909 AU 35.4 LD 33.4 km/s
2048-03-03 14:59:00 Merc 0.0219 AU 8.5 LD 32.4 km/s
2048-03-03 14:59:00 Mercury 0.0219 AU 8.5 LD 32.4 km/s
2049-12-16 09:26:00 Earth 0.1925 AU 74.9 LD 19.5 km/s
2051-12-16 14:21:00 Earth 0.131 AU 51.0 LD 18 km/s
2053-12-14 20:36:00 Earth 0.0874 AU 34.0 LD 17 km/s
2055-12-13 06:36:00 Earth 0.0823 AU 32.0 LD 16.4 km/s

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

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