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2007 EC

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(2007 EC)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.098 AU
True anomaly
161.92°
Distance from Earth
1.876 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2007 EC — 1.098 AU from the Sun 2007 EC
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 EC is 1.876 AU from Earth today (15.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 02m 02s
Declination
-02° 01′ 09″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.87 AU
Elongation from the Sun
27.87° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.929 AU
Eccentricity
0.196
Inclination
5.85°
Orbital period
326.9 days
Perihelion
0.747 AU
Aphelion
1.111 AU
Longitude of ascending node
307.48°
Argument of periapsis
46.37°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.3 LD
0.0239 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.427

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
258
Data arc
17.01 years
First observed
2 March 2007
Last observed
4 March 2024
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
27 March 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.23

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 143 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 EC at 2032-01-16 19:41 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-01-16 19:41 UTC close approach of 2007 EC. Catalogue miss distance 9.59 LD · 3.69 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-01-13 to 2032-01-19, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 14 Jan 9.59 LD · 3.69 × 10⁶ km 2032-01-16 19:41 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-01-16 19:41 UTC close approach of 2007 EC. Catalogue miss distance 9.59 LD · 3.69 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-01-13 to 2032-01-19, 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 north 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
2032-01-16 19:41:00 Earth 0.0246 AU 9.6 LD 6.1 km/s
2032-08-20 10:45:00 Earth 0.2546 AU 99.1 LD 8.3 km/s
2033-05-05 16:03:00 Earth 0.2366 AU 92.1 LD 12.2 km/s
2035-04-15 11:14:00 Venus 0.0939 AU 36.5 LD 5.2 km/s
2040-01-22 19:01:00 Earth 0.3287 AU 127.9 LD 16 km/s
2040-10-18 18:59:00 Earth 0.2489 AU 96.9 LD 7.1 km/s
2041-04-04 23:47:00 Earth 0.1384 AU 53.9 LD 4.6 km/s
2041-06-12 20:00:00 Earth 0.1554 AU 60.5 LD 4.4 km/s
2045-02-14 14:50:00 Venus 0.1126 AU 43.8 LD 5.1 km/s
2049-01-14 07:44:00 Earth 0.0477 AU 18.6 LD 7.4 km/s

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

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