791587
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791587 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.4 AU to 1.57 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 355.8 days. Discovered 7 January 2020 by CSS. Orbit from the JPL solution of 23 February 2026.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.006 AU
- True anomaly
- 128.33°
- Distance from Earth
- 1.15 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 11h 03m 49s
- Declination
- +05° 02′ 21″
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 1.15 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 55.75° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn
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
- 0.983 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5948
- Inclination
- 2.64°
- Orbital period
- 355.8 days
- Perihelion
- 0.398 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.567 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 268.41°
- Argument of periapsis
- 73.84°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 6.1 LD
- 0.0157 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 5.993
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).
- Observations used
- 256
- Data arc
- 6.12 years
- First observed
- 7 January 2020
- Last observed
- 20 February 2026
- Residual RMS
- 0.51 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 23 February 2026
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 8.43 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 21.61
Discovery & classification
- Discovered by
- CSS
- Discovery date
- 7 January 2020
- Discovery site
- Catalina
Also known as 2020 AD3
Close approaches 142 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2033-04-27 00:49 UTC close approach of 791587. Catalogue miss distance 67.9 LD · 2.61 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2033-04-24 to 2033-04-30, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031-06-19 04:22:00 | Venus | 0.1093 AU | 42.5 LD | 27.4 km/s |
| 2033-04-27 00:49:00 | Earth | 0.1744 AU | 67.9 LD | 14.3 km/s |
| 2034-04-25 08:28:00 | Earth | 0.0432 AU | 16.8 LD | 18.3 km/s |
| 2035-04-20 12:57:00 | Earth | 0.1332 AU | 51.8 LD | 22.8 km/s |
| 2037-05-12 11:35:00 | Merc | 0.0611 AU | 23.8 LD | 18.6 km/s |
| 2037-05-12 11:35:00 | Mercury | 0.0611 AU | 23.8 LD | 18.6 km/s |
| 2038-05-15 19:05:00 | Mercury | 0.0638 AU | 24.8 LD | 15.2 km/s |
| 2038-05-15 19:05:00 | Merc | 0.0638 AU | 24.8 LD | 15.2 km/s |
| 2043-02-27 07:50:00 | Venus | 0.067 AU | 26.1 LD | 25.3 km/s |
| 2054-11-06 19:14:00 | Venus | 0.0426 AU | 16.6 LD | 23.9 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- physical properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB