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2015 FA285

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(2015 FA285)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.899 AU
True anomaly
220.44°
Distance from Earth
1.895 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 FA285 — 0.899 AU from the Sun 2015 FA285
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 FA285 is 1.895 AU from Earth today (15.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 30m 30s
Declination
-10° 46′ 12″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.89 AU
Elongation from the Sun
1.86° — 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
0.741 AU
Eccentricity
0.4633
Inclination
9.23°
Orbital period
233.1 days
Perihelion
0.398 AU
Aphelion
1.085 AU
Longitude of ascending node
10.56°
Argument of periapsis
335.56°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.3 LD
0.0034 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.679

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
38
Data arc
4 days
First observed
29 March 2015
Last observed
2 April 2015
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.4

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 46 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2074-03-15 02:00:00 Merc 0.0898 AU 34.9 LD 22 km/s
2074-03-15 02:00:00 Mercury 0.0898 AU 34.9 LD 22 km/s

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

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