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2020 HK7

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(2020 HK7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.167 AU
True anomaly
213.12°
Distance from Earth
1.889 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2020 HK7 — 1.167 AU from the Sun 2020 HK7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 HK7 is 1.889 AU from Earth today (15.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 56m 11s
Declination
-12° 58′ 13″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.89 AU
Elongation from the Sun
31.69° — 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
0.914 AU
Eccentricity
0.6293
Inclination
13.77°
Orbital period
319.3 days
Perihelion
0.339 AU
Aphelion
1.49 AU
Longitude of ascending node
207.62°
Argument of periapsis
206.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 28.7 LD
0.0738 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.324

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
73
Data arc
13.03 years
First observed
15 April 2013
Last observed
28 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.56 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 April 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.86

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 78 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2020 HK7 at 2040-04-05 06:13 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2040-04-05 06:13 UTC close approach of 2020 HK7. Catalogue miss distance 69.8 LD · 2.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2040-04-02 to 2040-04-08, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 69.8 LD · 2.68 × 10⁷ km 2040-04-05 06:13 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2040-04-05 06:13 UTC close approach of 2020 HK7. Catalogue miss distance 69.8 LD · 2.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2040-04-02 to 2040-04-08, 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 south 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
2040-04-05 06:13:00 Earth 0.1794 AU 69.8 LD 24.4 km/s
2042-09-25 08:31:00 Merc 0.038 AU 14.8 LD 23.5 km/s
2042-09-25 08:31:00 Mercury 0.038 AU 14.8 LD 23.5 km/s
2047-04-04 16:54:00 Earth 0.1446 AU 56.3 LD 23.2 km/s
2049-09-22 12:41:00 Merc 0.0828 AU 32.2 LD 24.9 km/s
2049-09-22 12:41:00 Mercury 0.0828 AU 32.2 LD 24.9 km/s
2054-04-03 09:03:00 Earth 0.1156 AU 45.0 LD 22.2 km/s
2061-04-02 07:39:00 Earth 0.0944 AU 36.8 LD 21.3 km/s
2066-05-04 17:07:00 Merc 0.0275 AU 10.7 LD 22.6 km/s
2066-05-04 17:07:00 Mercury 0.0275 AU 10.7 LD 22.6 km/s

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

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