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2016 TR54

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(2016 TR54)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.893 AU
True anomaly
253.21°
Distance from Earth
1.121 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 TR54 — 0.893 AU from the Sun 2016 TR54
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 TR54 is 1.121 AU from Earth today (9.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 54m 58s
Declination
+07° 14′ 18″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.12 AU
Elongation from the Sun
49.38° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.974 AU
Eccentricity
0.4499
Inclination
7.59°
Orbital period
351 days
Perihelion
0.536 AU
Aphelion
1.412 AU
Longitude of ascending node
101.51°
Argument of periapsis
109.27°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.3 LD
0.0188 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.109

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
100
Data arc
5.21 years
First observed
27 September 2016
Last observed
13 December 2021
Residual RMS
0.68 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 February 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.07

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 196 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 TR54 at 2037-09-08 07:52 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-09-08 07:52 UTC close approach of 2016 TR54. Catalogue miss distance 156.2 LD · 6.01 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-09-05 to 2037-09-11, 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 156.2 LD · 6.01 × 10⁷ km 2037-09-08 07:52 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2037-09-08 07:52 UTC close approach of 2016 TR54. Catalogue miss distance 156.2 LD · 6.01 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2037-09-05 to 2037-09-11, 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
2037-06-09 22:23:00 Venus 0.0133 AU 5.2 LD 15.5 km/s
2037-09-08 07:52:00 Earth 0.4015 AU 156.2 LD 26.1 km/s
2038-08-29 03:40:00 Earth 0.1841 AU 71.6 LD 18.8 km/s
2039-07-07 18:07:00 Venus 0.1342 AU 52.2 LD 10.6 km/s
2039-08-20 03:15:00 Earth 0.132 AU 51.4 LD 11.8 km/s
2040-07-08 15:33:00 Earth 0.3336 AU 129.8 LD 10.2 km/s
2040-09-09 21:45:00 Earth 0.3191 AU 124.2 LD 9.3 km/s
2041-06-03 09:04:00 Earth 0.4326 AU 168.4 LD 16.2 km/s
2041-10-06 02:48:00 Earth 0.4166 AU 162.1 LD 10.9 km/s
2042-05-07 22:27:00 Earth 0.4729 AU 184.0 LD 19.1 km/s

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

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