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2007 VV83

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(2007 VV83)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.05 AU
True anomaly
205.78°
Distance from Earth
0.076 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2007 VV83 — 1.05 AU from the Sun 2007 VV83
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 VV83 is 0.076 AU from Earth today (37.7 light-seconds).

In the sky

Right ascension
23h 26m 16s
Declination
+41° 09′ 38″
Constellation
Andromeda
Distance from Earth
0.08 AU
Elongation from the Sun
136.01° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.967 AU
Eccentricity
0.0979
Inclination
10.12°
Orbital period
347.3 days
Perihelion
0.872 AU
Aphelion
1.062 AU
Longitude of ascending node
225.49°
Argument of periapsis
318.8°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 15.6 LD
0.04 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.226

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
26
Data arc
9 days
First observed
7 November 2007
Last observed
16 November 2007
Residual RMS
0.56 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Physical properties

Rotation period
0.15 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.7

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 68 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2007 VV83 at 2026-11-07 00:21 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-07 00:21 UTC close approach of 2007 VV83. Catalogue miss distance 21.7 LD · 8.34 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-04 to 2026-11-10, 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 21.7 LD · 8.34 × 10⁶ km 2026-11-07 00:21 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-07 00:21 UTC close approach of 2007 VV83. Catalogue miss distance 21.7 LD · 8.34 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-04 to 2026-11-10, 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
2026-11-07 00:21:00 Earth 0.0558 AU 21.7 LD 5.5 km/s
2027-11-22 12:04:00 Earth 0.245 AU 95.4 LD 10.8 km/s
2044-07-27 13:26:00 Earth 0.3073 AU 119.6 LD 10.7 km/s
2045-06-03 00:20:00 Earth 0.1219 AU 47.5 LD 6.4 km/s
2045-10-17 12:32:00 Earth 0.1318 AU 51.3 LD 5.7 km/s
2046-03-26 20:28:00 Earth 0.1689 AU 65.7 LD 6 km/s
2046-11-21 12:15:00 Earth 0.1369 AU 53.3 LD 7.9 km/s
2047-11-18 15:48:00 Earth 0.4283 AU 166.7 LD 16.1 km/s
2063-08-06 18:46:00 Earth 0.4082 AU 158.9 LD 13.9 km/s
2064-06-28 03:14:00 Earth 0.1739 AU 67.7 LD 7 km/s

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

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