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763452

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763452 (2012 CM36)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
4.844 AU
True anomaly
92.49°
Distance from Earth
5.824 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 763452 — 4.844 AU from the Sun 763452
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 763452 is 5.824 AU from Earth today (48.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 03m 06s
Declination
-17° 12′ 33″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
5.83 AU
Elongation from the Sun
9.91° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
5.624 AU
Eccentricity
0.3916
Inclination
11.7°
Orbital period
13.34 years
Perihelion
3.421 AU
Aphelion
7.826 AU
Longitude of ascending node
286.73°
Argument of periapsis
182.23°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 948.8 LD
2.4379 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.799

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
165
Data arc
16.41 years
First observed
15 October 2009
Last observed
15 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.23

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Mount Lemmon Survey
Discovery date
13 November 2010
Discovery site
Mount Lemmon

Also known as 2012 CM36

Centaur

Close approaches 8 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2038-08-14 16:02:00 Juptr 1.839 AU 715.7 LD 6.7 km/s
2053-09-12 08:19:00 Juptr 1.3088 AU 509.3 LD 7 km/s
2130-09-14 02:16:00 Juptr 1.2691 AU 493.9 LD 4.9 km/s
2148-05-09 03:01:00 Juptr 1.4461 AU 562.8 LD 3.8 km/s

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

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