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365246 (2009 NE)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.754 AU
True anomaly
209.21°
Distance from Earth
3.15 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 365246 — 2.754 AU from the Sun 365246
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 365246 is 3.15 AU from Earth today (26.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 59m 50s
Declination
-00° 42′ 39″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
3.15 AU
Elongation from the Sun
57.51° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
2.677 AU
Eccentricity
0.8646
Inclination
34.99°
Orbital period
4.38 years
Perihelion
0.362 AU
Aphelion
4.992 AU
Longitude of ascending node
230.39°
Argument of periapsis
198.91°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 171.6 LD
0.4409 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.534

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
728
Data arc
26 years
First observed
4 August 2000
Last observed
4 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.87

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
2 July 2009
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2009 NE

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 26 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2031-08-30 01:22:00 Mercury 0.0954 AU 37.1 LD 48.2 km/s
2031-08-30 01:22:00 Merc 0.0954 AU 37.1 LD 48.2 km/s
2042-08-03 00:44:00 Juptr 1.0235 AU 398.3 LD 9.2 km/s
2054-08-16 23:53:00 Juptr 1.4988 AU 583.3 LD 13.2 km/s
2078-03-21 02:27:00 Juptr 1.737 AU 676.0 LD 11.1 km/s
2089-12-29 22:23:00 Juptr 0.8327 AU 324.1 LD 9.9 km/s
2125-09-15 16:47:00 Juptr 1.1818 AU 459.9 LD 9.3 km/s
2137-07-28 14:10:00 Juptr 1.2172 AU 473.7 LD 12 km/s
2161-03-30 04:07:00 Juptr 1.9124 AU 744.3 LD 12 km/s
2173-01-18 20:19:00 Juptr 0.8972 AU 349.2 LD 9.3 km/s

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

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