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475534 (2006 TS7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.496 AU
True anomaly
179.44°
Distance from Earth
1.057 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 475534 — 1.496 AU from the Sun 475534
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 475534 is 1.057 AU from Earth today (8.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 15m 06s
Declination
-12° 53′ 36″
Constellation
Capricornus
Distance from Earth
1.06 AU
Elongation from the Sun
93.38° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.947 AU
Eccentricity
0.5804
Inclination
5.5°
Orbital period
336.6 days
Perihelion
0.397 AU
Aphelion
1.496 AU
Longitude of ascending node
225.12°
Argument of periapsis
300.05°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 6.0 LD
0.0153 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.187

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
224
Data arc
19.86 years
First observed
11 October 2006
Last observed
21 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.25

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
NEAT
Discovery date
11 October 2006
Discovery site
Palomar

Also known as 2006 TS7

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 163 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 475534 at 2030-10-24 12:44 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-10-24 12:44 UTC close approach of 475534. Catalogue miss distance 61.7 LD · 2.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-10-21 to 2030-10-27, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 61.7 LD · 2.37 × 10⁷ km 2030-10-24 12:44 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-10-24 12:44 UTC close approach of 475534. Catalogue miss distance 61.7 LD · 2.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-10-21 to 2030-10-27, 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. 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
2028-02-06 15:42:00 Venus 0.0381 AU 14.8 LD 20 km/s
2029-12-11 03:27:00 Venus 0.0233 AU 9.1 LD 20.8 km/s
2030-01-22 12:31:00 Mercury 0.0447 AU 17.4 LD 15 km/s
2030-01-22 12:31:00 Merc 0.0447 AU 17.4 LD 15 km/s
2030-10-24 12:44:00 Earth 0.1585 AU 61.7 LD 22.6 km/s
2031-10-16 01:00:00 Venus 0.0188 AU 7.3 LD 21 km/s
2033-08-20 10:29:00 Venus 0.0257 AU 10.0 LD 20.6 km/s
2035-06-26 05:55:00 Venus 0.0424 AU 16.5 LD 19.8 km/s
2035-08-07 20:18:00 Mercury 0.0445 AU 17.3 LD 14.9 km/s
2035-08-07 20:18:00 Merc 0.0445 AU 17.3 LD 14.9 km/s

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

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