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2008 QV11

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(2008 QV11)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.229 AU
True anomaly
204.23°
Distance from Earth
1.175 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 2008 QV11 — 1.229 AU from the Sun 2008 QV11
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2008 QV11 is 1.175 AU from Earth today (9.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 30m 25s
Declination
-27° 48′ 13″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
1.17 AU
Elongation from the Sun
68.43° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
0.908 AU
Eccentricity
0.4529
Inclination
8.28°
Orbital period
316 days
Perihelion
0.497 AU
Aphelion
1.319 AU
Longitude of ascending node
114.31°
Argument of periapsis
7.45°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 38.2 LD
0.0982 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.468

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
72
Data arc
17.84 years
First observed
26 August 2008
Last observed
28 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
29 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.34

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 88 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2008 QV11 at 2034-09-14 06:23 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-09-14 06:23 UTC close approach of 2008 QV11. Catalogue miss distance 50.4 LD · 1.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-09-11 to 2034-09-17, 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 12 Sep 17 Sep 50.4 LD · 1.94 × 10⁷ km 2034-09-14 06:23 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-09-14 06:23 UTC close approach of 2008 QV11. Catalogue miss distance 50.4 LD · 1.94 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-09-11 to 2034-09-17, 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
2033-03-29 23:08:00 Venus 0.1245 AU 48.5 LD 11.3 km/s
2033-08-19 15:56:00 Mars 0.0864 AU 33.6 LD 7.7 km/s
2034-09-14 06:23:00 Earth 0.1296 AU 50.4 LD 13.9 km/s
2034-10-18 04:07:00 Venus 0.1428 AU 55.6 LD 21.6 km/s
2037-07-30 22:44:00 Venus 0.0781 AU 30.4 LD 17 km/s
2039-02-13 03:09:00 Venus 0.0739 AU 28.7 LD 15.2 km/s
2039-06-05 17:38:00 Earth 0.1141 AU 44.4 LD 11.4 km/s
2053-09-08 22:33:00 Earth 0.1763 AU 68.6 LD 10 km/s
2058-06-06 22:56:00 Earth 0.153 AU 59.5 LD 16.4 km/s
2060-11-30 12:46:00 Venus 0.1397 AU 54.4 LD 11.1 km/s

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

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