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2015 EQ

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(2015 EQ)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.88 AU
True anomaly
210.85°
Distance from Earth
1.874 AU
As of
15 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 EQ — 0.88 AU from the Sun 2015 EQ
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 EQ is 1.874 AU from Earth today (15.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 12m 12s
Declination
-09° 42′ 36″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.87 AU
Elongation from the Sun
3.38° — 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
0.669 AU
Eccentricity
0.5029
Inclination
8.85°
Orbital period
200.1 days
Perihelion
0.333 AU
Aphelion
1.006 AU
Longitude of ascending node
349.92°
Argument of periapsis
355.97°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.4 LD
0.0088 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.385

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
37
Data arc
4 days
First observed
11 March 2015
Last observed
15 March 2015
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.1

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 255 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2015 EQ at 2027-02-18 06:56 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-18 06:56 UTC close approach of 2015 EQ. Catalogue miss distance 56.6 LD · 2.18 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-15 to 2027-02-21, 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 56.6 LD · 2.18 × 10⁷ km 2027-02-18 06:56 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-18 06:56 UTC close approach of 2015 EQ. Catalogue miss distance 56.6 LD · 2.18 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-15 to 2027-02-21, 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
2027-02-18 06:56:00 Earth 0.1454 AU 56.6 LD 14.3 km/s
2029-08-02 06:03:00 Venus 0.133 AU 51.8 LD 21.7 km/s
2029-08-26 23:45:00 Mercury 0.0504 AU 19.6 LD 17.8 km/s
2029-08-26 23:45:00 Merc 0.0504 AU 19.6 LD 17.8 km/s
2031-11-22 01:43:00 Merc 0.0675 AU 26.3 LD 26.8 km/s
2031-11-22 01:43:00 Mercury 0.0675 AU 26.3 LD 26.8 km/s
2032-03-20 12:32:00 Earth 0.0603 AU 23.5 LD 11.8 km/s
2033-02-20 07:25:00 Earth 0.2773 AU 107.9 LD 19.2 km/s
2034-07-06 05:30:00 Venus 0.1113 AU 43.3 LD 18.9 km/s
2035-09-08 11:33:00 Merc 0.0618 AU 24.1 LD 17.5 km/s

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

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