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2007 AM

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(2007 AM)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.89 AU
True anomaly
129.74°
Distance from Earth
0.471 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2007 AM — 0.89 AU from the Sun 2007 AM
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 AM is 0.471 AU from Earth today (3.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 12m 28s
Declination
-03° 41′ 33″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
0.47 AU
Elongation from the Sun
63.82° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.799 AU
Eccentricity
0.4671
Inclination
11.72°
Orbital period
260.7 days
Perihelion
0.426 AU
Aphelion
1.172 AU
Longitude of ascending node
107.08°
Argument of periapsis
172.56°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 37.8 LD
0.0971 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.193

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
98
Data arc
15.06 years
First observed
8 January 2007
Last observed
30 January 2022
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 December 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.82

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 328 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 AM at 2027-01-07 08:49 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-07 08:49 UTC close approach of 2007 AM. Catalogue miss distance 72.1 LD · 2.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-04 to 2027-01-10, 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 72.1 LD · 2.77 × 10⁷ km 2027-01-07 08:49 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-07 08:49 UTC close approach of 2007 AM. Catalogue miss distance 72.1 LD · 2.77 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-04 to 2027-01-10, 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
2026-09-18 14:13:00 Earth 0.464 AU 180.6 LD 12.9 km/s
2027-01-07 08:49:00 Earth 0.1852 AU 72.1 LD 11.4 km/s
2028-12-06 16:55:00 Earth 0.4325 AU 168.3 LD 26.4 km/s
2031-09-15 22:37:00 Earth 0.4724 AU 183.9 LD 13.8 km/s
2031-09-24 16:26:00 Venus 0.1249 AU 48.6 LD 19.9 km/s
2032-01-09 18:57:00 Earth 0.1821 AU 70.9 LD 11.4 km/s
2033-12-06 07:02:00 Earth 0.4154 AU 161.7 LD 25.8 km/s
2035-03-21 23:52:00 Mercury 0.0466 AU 18.1 LD 24.5 km/s
2035-03-21 23:52:00 Merc 0.0466 AU 18.1 LD 24.5 km/s
2035-12-05 11:16:00 Merc 0.0431 AU 16.8 LD 17.9 km/s

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

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