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2023 CC3

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(2023 CC3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.863 AU
True anomaly
234.31°
Distance from Earth
1.855 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2023 CC3 — 0.863 AU from the Sun 2023 CC3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 CC3 is 1.855 AU from Earth today (15.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 42m 02s
Declination
-10° 04′ 22″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.85 AU
Elongation from the Sun
3.54° — 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
0.782 AU
Eccentricity
0.3229
Inclination
1.03°
Orbital period
252.4 days
Perihelion
0.529 AU
Aphelion
1.034 AU
Longitude of ascending node
132.94°
Argument of periapsis
203.65°
Epoch · J2000
2459992.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.3 LD
0.0008 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.39

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
38
Data arc
5 days
First observed
13 February 2023
Last observed
18 February 2023
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 April 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.94

Discovery & classification

Listed by JPL impact monitoring; see the Sentry table for current probabilities.

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 89 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 CC3 at 2027-08-26 15:01 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-08-26 15:01 UTC close approach of 2023 CC3. Catalogue miss distance 187.1 LD · 7.19 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-08-23 to 2027-08-29, 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 187.1 LD · 7.19 × 10⁷ km 2027-08-26 15:01 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-08-26 15:01 UTC close approach of 2023 CC3. Catalogue miss distance 187.1 LD · 7.19 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-08-23 to 2027-08-29, 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
2027-08-26 15:01:00 Earth 0.4808 AU 187.1 LD 17.6 km/s
2029-08-13 21:58:00 Venus 0.1102 AU 42.9 LD 17.1 km/s
2030-03-19 03:58:00 Earth 0.358 AU 139.3 LD 19 km/s
2034-01-28 22:06:00 Earth 0.2565 AU 99.8 LD 15.5 km/s
2039-03-15 16:28:00 Earth 0.4546 AU 176.9 LD 22.2 km/s
2041-03-23 21:59:00 Earth 0.0381 AU 14.8 LD 8.1 km/s
2042-04-10 10:15:00 Venus 0.1041 AU 40.5 LD 16.8 km/s
2043-01-26 14:10:00 Earth 0.153 AU 59.6 LD 12.1 km/s
2043-06-12 22:34:00 Earth 0.3716 AU 144.6 LD 9.1 km/s
2045-08-03 01:25:00 Earth 0.4709 AU 183.2 LD 16.5 km/s

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

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