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2016 AE65

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(2016 AE65)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.912 AU
True anomaly
121.62°
Distance from Earth
0.778 AU
As of
19 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 AE65 — 0.912 AU from the Sun 2016 AE65
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 AE65 is 0.778 AU from Earth today (6.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 56m 24s
Declination
+14° 26′ 14″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.78 AU
Elongation from the Sun
60.55° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.845 AU
Eccentricity
0.2996
Inclination
3.34°
Orbital period
283.5 days
Perihelion
0.592 AU
Aphelion
1.098 AU
Longitude of ascending node
281.54°
Argument of periapsis
31.04°
Epoch · J2000
2457396.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.6 LD
0.0118 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.928

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
14
Data arc
7 days
First observed
8 January 2016
Last observed
15 January 2016
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.7

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 45 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 AE65 at 2027-03-07 07:14 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-07 07:14 UTC close approach of 2016 AE65. Catalogue miss distance 138.3 LD · 5.31 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-04 to 2027-03-10, 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 138.3 LD · 5.31 × 10⁷ km 2027-03-07 07:14 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-03-07 07:14 UTC close approach of 2016 AE65. Catalogue miss distance 138.3 LD · 5.31 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-03-04 to 2027-03-10, 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
2027-03-07 07:14:00 Earth 0.3553 AU 138.3 LD 19.3 km/s
2029-08-12 02:35:00 Venus 0.087 AU 33.9 LD 14.2 km/s
2033-01-01 04:15:00 Earth 0.4439 AU 172.8 LD 22.4 km/s
2034-03-02 13:21:00 Earth 0.4655 AU 181.2 LD 22.9 km/s
2039-02-14 10:19:00 Venus 0.0696 AU 27.1 LD 10.5 km/s
2039-12-28 10:47:00 Earth 0.3307 AU 128.7 LD 18.7 km/s
2046-12-24 12:50:00 Earth 0.2302 AU 89.6 LD 15.5 km/s
2051-03-15 06:28:00 Earth 0.0835 AU 32.5 LD 10 km/s
2053-12-21 06:43:00 Earth 0.1157 AU 45.0 LD 11.8 km/s
2056-12-18 14:22:00 Venus 0.0711 AU 27.7 LD 11.4 km/s

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

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