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2010 XR69

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(2010 XR69)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.989 AU
True anomaly
223.21°
Distance from Earth
1.869 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2010 XR69 — 0.989 AU from the Sun 2010 XR69
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 XR69 is 1.869 AU from Earth today (15.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 26m 59s
Declination
-02° 23′ 25″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.87 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.64° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.841 AU
Eccentricity
0.5168
Inclination
0.92°
Orbital period
281.9 days
Perihelion
0.406 AU
Aphelion
1.276 AU
Longitude of ascending node
68.96°
Argument of periapsis
234.79°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.2 LD
0.0031 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.873

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
15
Data arc
2 days
First observed
14 December 2010
Last observed
16 December 2010
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.4

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 139 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2010 XR69 at 2027-12-17 14:37 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-17 14:37 UTC close approach of 2010 XR69. Catalogue miss distance 57.4 LD · 2.21 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-14 to 2027-12-20, 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 57.4 LD · 2.21 × 10⁷ km 2027-12-17 14:37 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-17 14:37 UTC close approach of 2010 XR69. Catalogue miss distance 57.4 LD · 2.21 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-14 to 2027-12-20, 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
2027-09-30 19:24:00 Merc 0.0508 AU 19.8 LD 16.9 km/s
2027-09-30 19:24:00 Mercury 0.0508 AU 19.8 LD 16.9 km/s
2027-12-17 14:37:00 Earth 0.1475 AU 57.4 LD 11.6 km/s
2029-02-22 06:48:00 Earth 0.3997 AU 155.5 LD 28.3 km/s
2030-12-23 04:25:00 Earth 0.3425 AU 133.3 LD 26.4 km/s
2031-08-12 17:14:00 Mercury 0.0441 AU 17.1 LD 19.4 km/s
2031-08-12 17:14:00 Merc 0.0441 AU 17.1 LD 19.4 km/s
2032-03-06 00:15:00 Earth 0.095 AU 37.0 LD 12.7 km/s
2034-10-03 10:57:00 Earth 0.4822 AU 187.6 LD 15.3 km/s
2035-01-18 14:02:00 Earth 0.2889 AU 112.4 LD 11.9 km/s

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

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