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883081 (2016 JE)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.21 AU
True anomaly
178.47°
Distance from Earth
2.189 AU
As of
17 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 883081 — 1.21 AU from the Sun 883081
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 883081 is 2.189 AU from Earth today (18.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 04m 07s
Declination
-10° 20′ 28″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.19 AU
Elongation from the Sun
7.47° — 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
0.822 AU
Eccentricity
0.4721
Inclination
16.68°
Orbital period
272.2 days
Perihelion
0.434 AU
Aphelion
1.21 AU
Longitude of ascending node
51.34°
Argument of periapsis
347.51°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 43.6 LD
0.1121 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.002

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
130
Data arc
12.11 years
First observed
13 April 2013
Last observed
23 May 2025
Residual RMS
0.62 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.94

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Pan-STARRS 1
Discovery date
1 May 2016
Discovery site
Haleakala

Also known as 2016 JE

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 34 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 883081 at 2028-05-22 10:26 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-05-22 10:26 UTC close approach of 883081. Catalogue miss distance 58.2 LD · 2.24 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-05-19 to 2028-05-25, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 58.2 LD · 2.24 × 10⁷ km 2028-05-22 10:26 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-05-22 10:26 UTC close approach of 883081. Catalogue miss distance 58.2 LD · 2.24 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-05-19 to 2028-05-25, 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. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. 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
2028-05-22 10:26:00 Earth 0.1495 AU 58.2 LD 12.3 km/s
2031-05-30 06:56:00 Earth 0.1147 AU 44.7 LD 13.2 km/s
2034-06-01 16:26:00 Earth 0.1313 AU 51.1 LD 15.5 km/s
2063-05-14 19:24:00 Earth 0.1844 AU 71.8 LD 12 km/s
2066-05-24 04:00:00 Earth 0.1446 AU 56.3 LD 12.3 km/s
2069-05-30 12:51:00 Earth 0.1135 AU 44.2 LD 13.5 km/s
2072-06-01 09:53:00 Earth 0.1388 AU 54.0 LD 15.8 km/s
2101-05-16 18:10:00 Earth 0.1801 AU 70.1 LD 12 km/s
2104-05-25 20:57:00 Earth 0.1396 AU 54.3 LD 12.4 km/s
2107-06-01 18:06:00 Earth 0.1136 AU 44.2 LD 13.7 km/s

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

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