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441987 (2010 NY65)

441987 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.63 AU to 1.38 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 367.3 days; it is about 0.23 km across. Discovered 14 July 2010 by WISE. Orbit from the JPL solution of 10 November 2025.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.373 AU
True anomaly
183.94°
Distance from Earth
1.2 AU
As of
3 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.

Sun Earth — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 441987 — 1.373 AU from the Sun 441987
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 441987 is 1.2 AU from Earth today (10.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 50m 03s
Declination
-07° 58′ 07″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
1.2 AU
Elongation from the Sun
76.92° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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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
1.004 AU
Eccentricity
0.3702
Inclination
11.54°
Orbital period
367.3 days
Perihelion
0.632 AU
Aphelion
1.375 AU
Longitude of ascending node
267.92°
Argument of periapsis
252.1°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 6.9 LD
0.0178 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.984

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
999
Data arc
14.06 years
First observed
14 July 2010
Last observed
3 August 2024
Residual RMS
0.33 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 November 2025

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.11 km
Rotation period
4.97 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.071
Absolute magnitude (H)
21.35

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
WISE
Discovery date
14 July 2010
Discovery site
WISE

Also known as 2010 NY65

Apollo Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 64 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2053-05-23 02:31:00 Venus 0.117 AU 45.5 LD 10.7 km/s
2064-06-14 23:26:00 Venus 0.06 AU 23.4 LD 12.7 km/s
2072-09-08 04:14:00 Venus 0.1319 AU 51.3 LD 16 km/s
2075-07-09 20:33:00 Venus 0.049 AU 19.1 LD 14.9 km/s
2083-10-03 20:50:00 Venus 0.1209 AU 47.1 LD 12.5 km/s
2086-08-01 07:30:00 Venus 0.1321 AU 51.4 LD 19.1 km/s
2105-09-07 01:14:00 Venus 0.1106 AU 43.1 LD 10.8 km/s
2116-09-30 03:58:00 Venus 0.0563 AU 21.9 LD 12.9 km/s
2124-12-25 12:31:00 Venus 0.1467 AU 57.1 LD 17.2 km/s
2127-10-27 11:53:00 Venus 0.0528 AU 20.6 LD 13.2 km/s

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

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