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Asteroid Near-Earth

'Aylo'chaxnim

594913 'Aylo'chaxnim (2020 AV2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.47 AU
True anomaly
324.27°
Distance from Earth
1.424 AU
As of
2 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 — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth 'Aylo'chaxnim — 0.47 AU from the Sun 'Aylo'chaxnim
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 'Aylo'chaxnim is 1.424 AU from Earth today (11.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 07m 52s
Declination
+01° 37′ 10″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.43 AU
Elongation from the Sun
9.32° — 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
0.555 AU
Eccentricity
0.1773
Inclination
15.87°
Orbital period
151.1 days
Perihelion
0.457 AU
Aphelion
0.654 AU
Longitude of ascending node
6.68°
Argument of periapsis
187.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · IEO
Atira (interior-Earth object)
Earth MOID · 135.2 LD
0.3474 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
9.989

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
379
Data arc
5.91 years
First observed
4 January 2020
Last observed
30 November 2025
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 December 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
16.2

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Zwicky Transient Facility
Discovery date
4 January 2020
Discovery site
Palomar

The name 'Ayló'chaxnim means “Venus Girl” in the language of the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians whose ancestral lands included Palomar Mountain. It refers to this object being the first discovered with an orbit contained entirely within the orbit of Venus.

Also known as 594913 · 'Ayló'chaxnim · 2020 AV2

Atira Near-Earth Object Named

Close approaches 136 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-05-19 02:27:00 Venus 0.081 AU 31.5 LD 9.4 km/s
2028-08-15 20:37:00 Venus 0.1233 AU 48.0 LD 10.8 km/s
2028-11-06 17:03:00 Mercury 0.0656 AU 25.5 LD 12.5 km/s
2028-11-06 17:03:00 Merc 0.0656 AU 25.5 LD 12.5 km/s
2031-09-27 14:08:00 Merc 0.0927 AU 36.1 LD 9.6 km/s
2031-09-27 14:08:00 Mercury 0.0927 AU 36.1 LD 9.6 km/s
2042-02-05 00:51:00 Merc 0.0657 AU 25.6 LD 12.4 km/s
2042-02-05 00:51:00 Mercury 0.0657 AU 25.6 LD 12.4 km/s
2044-12-25 15:09:00 Merc 0.0965 AU 37.6 LD 9.6 km/s
2044-12-25 15:09:00 Mercury 0.0965 AU 37.6 LD 9.6 km/s

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

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