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Zoozve

524522 Zoozve (2002 VE68)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.917 AU
True anomaly
147°
Distance from Earth
0.146 AU
As of
2 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth Zoozve — 0.917 AU from the Sun Zoozve
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Zoozve is 0.146 AU from Earth today (1.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 19m 28s
Declination
+45° 47′ 59″
Constellation
Ursa Major
Distance from Earth
0.14 AU
Elongation from the Sun
52.88° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it's up after dark, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

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.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
0.724 AU
Eccentricity
0.4101
Inclination
9.04°
Orbital period
224.8 days
Perihelion
0.427 AU
Aphelion
1.02 AU
Longitude of ascending node
231.46°
Argument of periapsis
355.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.9 LD
0.0255 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.863

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
610
Data arc
20.87 years
First observed
11 November 2002
Last observed
24 September 2023
Residual RMS
0.29 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
25 September 2023

Physical properties

Rotation period
13.5 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.54

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LONEOS
Discovery date
11 November 2002
Discovery site
Anderson Mesa

This object is the first-identified quasi-satellite of a major planet (Venus). When artist Alex Foster drew this object on a solar system poster for children, he mistook the initial characters of the provisional designation as letters, thus coining an odd and memorable moniker. Name suggested by Latif Nasser.

Also known as 524522 · 2002 VE68

Aten Near-Earth Object Named Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 273 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-11-02 19:10:00 Earth 0.0402 AU 15.7 LD 8.7 km/s
2028-06-02 11:24:00 Merc 0.0596 AU 23.2 LD 20 km/s
2028-06-02 11:24:00 Mercury 0.0596 AU 23.2 LD 20 km/s
2029-10-26 13:10:00 Earth 0.3887 AU 151.3 LD 21.6 km/s
2031-07-22 22:47:00 Earth 0.4846 AU 188.6 LD 13.6 km/s
2031-11-29 08:06:00 Earth 0.2661 AU 103.6 LD 17.3 km/s
2033-12-17 04:29:00 Merc 0.0616 AU 24.0 LD 20.1 km/s
2033-12-17 04:29:00 Mercury 0.0616 AU 24.0 LD 20.1 km/s
2034-10-31 23:59:00 Earth 0.0432 AU 16.8 LD 8.8 km/s
2037-10-26 23:24:00 Earth 0.4009 AU 156.0 LD 22 km/s

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

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