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2021 VX11

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(2021 VX11)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.962 AU
True anomaly
251.17°
Distance from Earth
1.878 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2021 VX11 — 0.962 AU from the Sun 2021 VX11
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2021 VX11 is 1.878 AU from Earth today (15.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 50m 19s
Declination
-04° 30′ 46″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
16.07° — 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
0.937 AU
Eccentricity
0.1643
Inclination
2.5°
Orbital period
331.1 days
Perihelion
0.783 AU
Aphelion
1.091 AU
Longitude of ascending node
36.02°
Argument of periapsis
249.44°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.5 LD
0.0065 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.391

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
53
Data arc
18 days
First observed
13 November 2021
Last observed
1 December 2021
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 December 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.2

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 81 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2021 VX11 at 2030-11-18 16:45 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-11-18 16:45 UTC close approach of 2021 VX11. Catalogue miss distance 156.4 LD · 6.01 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-11-15 to 2030-11-21, 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 156.4 LD · 6.01 × 10⁷ km 2030-11-18 16:45 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-11-18 16:45 UTC close approach of 2021 VX11. Catalogue miss distance 156.4 LD · 6.01 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-11-15 to 2030-11-21, 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
2030-11-18 16:45:00 Earth 0.402 AU 156.4 LD 17.6 km/s
2031-07-06 14:47:00 Venus 0.1179 AU 45.9 LD 1.9 km/s
2031-09-16 05:56:00 Earth 0.1684 AU 65.5 LD 4 km/s
2031-12-26 20:54:00 Earth 0.1132 AU 44.1 LD 4.2 km/s
2032-05-15 07:31:00 Earth 0.193 AU 75.1 LD 5.4 km/s
2033-02-26 01:21:00 Earth 0.3414 AU 132.9 LD 15.7 km/s
2033-06-21 07:28:00 Venus 0.1324 AU 51.5 LD 1.2 km/s
2040-11-11 20:03:00 Earth 0.2372 AU 92.3 LD 12.5 km/s
2041-08-05 08:35:00 Earth 0.224 AU 87.2 LD 6.5 km/s
2042-02-27 06:05:00 Earth 0.0704 AU 27.4 LD 3.6 km/s

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

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