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2013 KH6

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(2013 KH6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.062 AU
True anomaly
197.62°
Distance from Earth
1.683 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 KH6 — 1.062 AU from the Sun 2013 KH6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 KH6 is 1.683 AU from Earth today (14.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 15m 53s
Declination
-15° 50′ 33″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.68 AU
Elongation from the Sun
36.37° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.923 AU
Eccentricity
0.161
Inclination
15.55°
Orbital period
323.7 days
Perihelion
0.774 AU
Aphelion
1.071 AU
Longitude of ascending node
246.25°
Argument of periapsis
195.47°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 19.4 LD
0.0498 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.441

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
87
Data arc
8.1 years
First observed
30 May 2013
Last observed
5 July 2021
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 July 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.51

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 131 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 KH6 at 2028-05-14 18:01 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-05-14 18:01 UTC close approach of 2013 KH6. Catalogue miss distance 128.4 LD · 4.93 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-05-11 to 2028-05-17, 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 128.4 LD · 4.93 × 10⁷ km 2028-05-14 18:01 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-05-14 18:01 UTC close approach of 2013 KH6. Catalogue miss distance 128.4 LD · 4.93 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-05-11 to 2028-05-17, 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
2028-05-14 18:01:00 Earth 0.3299 AU 128.4 LD 14.2 km/s
2028-12-17 05:23:00 Earth 0.2257 AU 87.9 LD 10.7 km/s
2029-06-22 04:14:00 Earth 0.2638 AU 102.7 LD 10.5 km/s
2034-04-05 02:34:00 Venus 0.0734 AU 28.6 LD 12.2 km/s
2036-05-15 20:45:00 Earth 0.1851 AU 72.0 LD 10.5 km/s
2036-11-23 07:47:00 Earth 0.2073 AU 80.7 LD 10.8 km/s
2037-06-30 17:55:00 Earth 0.3951 AU 153.8 LD 13.9 km/s
2044-05-22 20:12:00 Earth 0.0608 AU 23.6 LD 8.4 km/s
2044-10-29 15:44:00 Earth 0.2236 AU 87.0 LD 10.3 km/s
2052-01-30 05:48:00 Earth 0.2796 AU 108.8 LD 8 km/s

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

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