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527977 (2008 EY68)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.94 AU
True anomaly
151.1°
Distance from Earth
1.835 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 527977 — 0.94 AU from the Sun 527977
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 527977 is 1.835 AU from Earth today (15.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 17m 19s
Declination
-03° 43′ 03″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.84 AU
Elongation from the Sun
18.17° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.745 AU
Eccentricity
0.76
Inclination
19.79°
Orbital period
234.9 days
Perihelion
0.179 AU
Aphelion
1.311 AU
Longitude of ascending node
175.45°
Argument of periapsis
199.01°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 15.3 LD
0.0392 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.447

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
127
Data arc
18.04 years
First observed
11 March 2008
Last observed
27 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.36

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
11 March 2008
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2008 EY68

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 53 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 527977 at 2035-03-10 19:47 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-03-10 19:47 UTC close approach of 527977. Catalogue miss distance 43.3 LD · 1.67 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-03-07 to 2035-03-13, 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 43.3 LD · 1.67 × 10⁷ km 2035-03-10 19:47 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-03-10 19:47 UTC close approach of 527977. Catalogue miss distance 43.3 LD · 1.67 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-03-07 to 2035-03-13, 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
2033-03-05 21:57:00 Venus 0.139 AU 54.1 LD 31.9 km/s
2035-03-10 19:47:00 Earth 0.1113 AU 43.3 LD 20.3 km/s
2044-03-09 22:54:00 Earth 0.1023 AU 39.8 LD 20.4 km/s
2047-04-29 11:54:00 Venus 0.1358 AU 52.9 LD 30.9 km/s
2053-03-10 05:19:00 Earth 0.0976 AU 38.0 LD 20.5 km/s
2061-06-21 20:11:00 Venus 0.1373 AU 53.5 LD 29.4 km/s
2062-03-10 11:22:00 Earth 0.0938 AU 36.5 LD 20.6 km/s
2071-03-10 19:06:00 Earth 0.0964 AU 37.5 LD 20.6 km/s
2080-03-10 03:52:00 Earth 0.1012 AU 39.4 LD 20.5 km/s
2089-03-10 14:20:00 Earth 0.1086 AU 42.3 LD 20.3 km/s

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

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