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466507 (2014 FK33)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.341 AU
True anomaly
204.88°
Distance from Earth
2.293 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 466507 — 1.341 AU from the Sun 466507
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 466507 is 2.293 AU from Earth today (19.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 13m 04s
Declination
-05° 48′ 11″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
12.73° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.976 AU
Eccentricity
0.5034
Inclination
26.96°
Orbital period
352 days
Perihelion
0.484 AU
Aphelion
1.467 AU
Longitude of ascending node
15.76°
Argument of periapsis
328.19°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 63.3 LD
0.1628 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.001

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
184
Data arc
759 days
First observed
25 March 2014
Last observed
22 April 2016
Residual RMS
0.48 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.82

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Mt. Lemmon Survey
Discovery date
25 March 2014
Discovery site
Mount Lemmon

Also known as 2014 FK33

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 123 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 466507 at 2033-12-30 16:25 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-12-30 16:25 UTC close approach of 466507. Catalogue miss distance 180.4 LD · 6.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-12-27 to 2034-01-02, 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 180.4 LD · 6.94 × 10⁷ km 2033-12-30 16:25 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-12-30 16:25 UTC close approach of 466507. Catalogue miss distance 180.4 LD · 6.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-12-27 to 2034-01-02, 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
2033-12-30 16:25:00 Earth 0.4636 AU 180.4 LD 22.5 km/s
2034-12-08 13:29:00 Earth 0.4224 AU 164.4 LD 20.3 km/s
2035-11-14 14:30:00 Earth 0.4295 AU 167.2 LD 22.4 km/s
2036-10-23 06:47:00 Earth 0.4585 AU 178.4 LD 25.2 km/s
2037-10-03 10:44:00 Earth 0.4973 AU 193.5 LD 27.3 km/s
2040-03-28 12:41:00 Earth 0.47 AU 182.9 LD 15.9 km/s
2041-04-08 12:13:00 Earth 0.3726 AU 145.0 LD 15.8 km/s
2042-04-17 21:38:00 Earth 0.2502 AU 97.4 LD 16.3 km/s
2043-04-21 10:13:00 Earth 0.1633 AU 63.5 LD 18.9 km/s
2044-04-17 05:15:00 Earth 0.2503 AU 97.4 LD 23.8 km/s

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

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