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467336 (2002 LT38)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.652 AU
True anomaly
302.67°
Distance from Earth
0.464 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 467336 — 0.652 AU from the Sun 467336
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 467336 is 0.464 AU from Earth today (3.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 48m 11s
Declination
-11° 25′ 49″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
0.46 AU
Elongation from the Sun
31.64° — 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
0.845 AU
Eccentricity
0.3137
Inclination
6.18°
Orbital period
283.9 days
Perihelion
0.58 AU
Aphelion
1.11 AU
Longitude of ascending node
259.26°
Argument of periapsis
162.8°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 13.4 LD
0.0344 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.917

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
839
Data arc
21.08 years
First observed
10 June 2002
Last observed
8 July 2023
Residual RMS
0.29 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 September 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
14.95 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.61

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
12 June 2002
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2002 LT38

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 113 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 467336 at 2030-06-27 23:12 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-06-27 23:12 UTC close approach of 467336. Catalogue miss distance 13.4 LD · 5.16 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-06-24 to 2030-06-30, 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 25 Jun 30 Jun 13.4 LD · 5.16 × 10⁶ km 2030-06-27 23:12 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-06-27 23:12 UTC close approach of 467336. Catalogue miss distance 13.4 LD · 5.16 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-06-24 to 2030-06-30, 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
2026-11-12 11:25:00 Venus 0.1453 AU 56.5 LD 11.6 km/s
2030-01-18 08:01:00 Venus 0.0984 AU 38.3 LD 10.9 km/s
2030-06-27 23:12:00 Earth 0.0345 AU 13.4 LD 7.8 km/s
2037-06-29 19:52:00 Earth 0.0483 AU 18.8 LD 8.7 km/s
2038-06-03 01:05:00 Venus 0.1207 AU 47.0 LD 9.8 km/s
2041-08-13 22:20:00 Venus 0.1483 AU 57.7 LD 11.5 km/s
2044-06-30 06:30:00 Earth 0.1088 AU 42.3 LD 10.8 km/s
2044-10-15 23:48:00 Venus 0.1079 AU 42.0 LD 10.4 km/s
2047-04-13 14:20:00 Earth 0.1558 AU 60.6 LD 11.4 km/s
2051-06-29 14:47:00 Earth 0.1848 AU 71.9 LD 13.3 km/s

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

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