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2015 XX168

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(2015 XX168)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.828 AU
True anomaly
246.64°
Distance from Earth
1.205 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 2015 XX168 — 0.828 AU from the Sun 2015 XX168
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 XX168 is 1.205 AU from Earth today (10.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 00m 29s
Declination
+06° 15′ 39″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.2 AU
Elongation from the Sun
42.8° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.841 AU
Eccentricity
0.425
Inclination
0.99°
Orbital period
281.5 days
Perihelion
0.483 AU
Aphelion
1.198 AU
Longitude of ascending node
281.66°
Argument of periapsis
300.14°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.7 LD
0.0044 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.918

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
116
Data arc
10.03 years
First observed
8 December 2015
Last observed
20 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 December 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.45

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 177 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2015 XX168 at 2028-10-19 11:13 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-10-19 11:13 UTC close approach of 2015 XX168. Catalogue miss distance 73.6 LD · 2.83 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-10-16 to 2028-10-22, 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 73.6 LD · 2.83 × 10⁷ km 2028-10-19 11:13 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-10-19 11:13 UTC close approach of 2015 XX168. Catalogue miss distance 73.6 LD · 2.83 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-10-16 to 2028-10-22, 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
2027-08-08 20:04:00 Venus 0.1125 AU 43.8 LD 10.2 km/s
2028-10-19 11:13:00 Earth 0.189 AU 73.6 LD 9.2 km/s
2035-12-10 05:44:00 Earth 0.1245 AU 48.4 LD 9.1 km/s
2038-07-02 05:18:00 Mercury 0.0836 AU 32.5 LD 17.5 km/s
2038-07-02 05:18:00 Merc 0.0836 AU 32.5 LD 17.5 km/s
2038-09-30 18:14:00 Earth 0.1199 AU 46.7 LD 9.2 km/s
2042-05-10 13:31:00 Merc 0.0699 AU 27.2 LD 16.2 km/s
2042-05-10 13:31:00 Mercury 0.0699 AU 27.2 LD 16.2 km/s
2045-11-19 14:12:00 Earth 0.1928 AU 75.0 LD 9.3 km/s
2046-03-18 21:40:00 Mercury 0.059 AU 23.0 LD 15.1 km/s

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

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