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2012 DR32

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(2012 DR32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.195 AU
True anomaly
153.07°
Distance from Earth
1.121 AU
As of
20 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 2012 DR32 — 1.195 AU from the Sun 2012 DR32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2012 DR32 is 1.121 AU from Earth today (9.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 56m 44s
Declination
+31° 27′ 05″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.12 AU
Elongation from the Sun
68.64° — 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
0.887 AU
Eccentricity
0.4857
Inclination
17.2°
Orbital period
304.9 days
Perihelion
0.456 AU
Aphelion
1.317 AU
Longitude of ascending node
340.98°
Argument of periapsis
312.01°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.4 LD
0.0061 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.558

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
123
Data arc
10 years
First observed
25 February 2012
Last observed
25 February 2022
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
25 February 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.8

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 231 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2012 DR32 at 2027-03-03 16:24 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-03 16:24 UTC close approach of 2012 DR32. Catalogue miss distance 40.5 LD · 1.56 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-28 to 2027-03-06, 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 40.5 LD · 1.56 × 10⁷ km 2027-03-03 16:24 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-03 16:24 UTC close approach of 2012 DR32. Catalogue miss distance 40.5 LD · 1.56 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-28 to 2027-03-06, 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
2027-03-03 16:24:00 Earth 0.104 AU 40.5 LD 14.3 km/s
2030-11-06 22:14:00 Earth 0.3053 AU 118.8 LD 13.1 km/s
2032-03-01 11:19:00 Earth 0.1597 AU 62.1 LD 13.3 km/s
2035-11-13 03:21:00 Earth 0.2879 AU 112.0 LD 14.5 km/s
2037-02-26 05:43:00 Earth 0.2146 AU 83.5 LD 12.6 km/s
2039-01-24 13:34:00 Mercury 0.0405 AU 15.8 LD 19.6 km/s
2039-01-24 13:34:00 Merc 0.0405 AU 15.8 LD 19.6 km/s
2040-11-16 22:14:00 Earth 0.2837 AU 110.4 LD 16.3 km/s
2042-02-21 04:21:00 Earth 0.2656 AU 103.4 LD 12.5 km/s
2045-11-21 04:01:00 Earth 0.2957 AU 115.1 LD 18.4 km/s

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

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