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2010 DJ61

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(2010 DJ61)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
4.755 AU
True anomaly
128.22°
Distance from Earth
4.629 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2010 DJ61 — 4.755 AU from the Sun 2010 DJ61
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 DJ61 is 4.629 AU from Earth today (38.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 12m 10s
Declination
+01° 00′ 26″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
4.64 AU
Elongation from the Sun
90.6° — 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
6.249 AU
Eccentricity
0.7781
Inclination
22.77°
Orbital period
15.62 years
Perihelion
1.387 AU
Aphelion
11.111 AU
Longitude of ascending node
205.85°
Argument of periapsis
328.17°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 167.4 LD
0.4301 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.102

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
36
Data arc
14.91 years
First observed
22 February 2010
Last observed
21 January 2025
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 February 2025

Physical properties

Mean radius
1.38 km

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
17.84

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 6 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2070-11-28 00:25:00 Juptr 1.7269 AU 672.1 LD 17.5 km/s
2144-12-20 14:17:00 Satrn 1.1183 AU 435.2 LD 7 km/s
2177-12-21 02:29:00 Juptr 0.6097 AU 237.3 LD 13.8 km/s

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

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