Skip to content
Public Universe
Asteroid Near-Earth

2011 YW10

Add to an observing list or journal →

(2011 YW10)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.049 AU
True anomaly
220.33°
Distance from Earth
1.912 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 2011 YW10 — 1.049 AU from the Sun 2011 YW10
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2011 YW10 is 1.912 AU from Earth today (15.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 23m 59s
Declination
-00° 52′ 32″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.9 AU
Elongation from the Sun
21.47° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

Know your what3words address? Paste it, e.g. ///filled.count.soap. This is optional — the three words are sent to what3words to convert them, and we don't store the address or the result.

Your location stays in your browser and is sent only for this calculation. Using a what3words address is optional; if you do, the three words go to what3words to be converted and we don't record them. Set a location first, then you can save an email alert for this object. See our privacy policy.

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
0.865 AU
Eccentricity
0.4431
Inclination
2.93°
Orbital period
293.7 days
Perihelion
0.482 AU
Aphelion
1.248 AU
Longitude of ascending node
86.12°
Argument of periapsis
218.32°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.4 LD
0.0086 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.747

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
59
Data arc
13.17 years
First observed
25 December 2011
Last observed
25 February 2025
Residual RMS
0.75 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
26 February 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.64

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 154 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2011 YW10 at 2037-03-04 17:01 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-03-04 17:01 UTC close approach of 2011 YW10. Catalogue miss distance 55.9 LD · 2.15 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-03-01 to 2037-03-07, 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 55.9 LD · 2.15 × 10⁷ km 2037-03-04 17:01 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-03-04 17:01 UTC close approach of 2011 YW10. Catalogue miss distance 55.9 LD · 2.15 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-03-01 to 2037-03-07, 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
2026-12-26 18:28:00 Mercury 0.0753 AU 29.3 LD 15.5 km/s
2026-12-26 18:28:00 Merc 0.0753 AU 29.3 LD 15.5 km/s
2027-09-20 21:28:00 Venus 0.0935 AU 36.4 LD 20.6 km/s
2029-05-27 06:38:00 Mercury 0.0598 AU 23.3 LD 12.6 km/s
2029-05-27 06:38:00 Merc 0.0598 AU 23.3 LD 12.6 km/s
2031-02-18 16:22:00 Venus 0.0028 AU 1.1 LD 15.9 km/s
2031-10-21 00:15:00 Merc 0.071 AU 27.6 LD 15.3 km/s
2031-10-21 00:15:00 Mercury 0.071 AU 27.6 LD 15.3 km/s
2035-09-19 14:03:00 Venus 0.0847 AU 32.9 LD 20.1 km/s
2037-03-04 17:01:00 Earth 0.1436 AU 55.9 LD 9.8 km/s

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

Sources