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2023 GR1

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(2023 GR1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.766 AU
True anomaly
123.11°
Distance from Earth
1.612 AU
As of
15 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 GR1 — 0.766 AU from the Sun 2023 GR1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 GR1 is 1.612 AU from Earth today (13.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 07m 46s
Declination
-02° 00′ 53″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.62 AU
Elongation from the Sun
20.74° — 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
0.718 AU
Eccentricity
0.4275
Inclination
3.1°
Orbital period
222.4 days
Perihelion
0.411 AU
Aphelion
1.026 AU
Longitude of ascending node
202.09°
Argument of periapsis
189.03°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.1 LD
0.0053 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.913

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
117
Data arc
12 days
First observed
14 April 2023
Last observed
26 April 2023
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
26 April 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.35

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 59 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 GR1 at 2029-04-08 05:04 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-08 05:04 UTC close approach of 2023 GR1. Catalogue miss distance 169.9 LD · 6.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-05 to 2029-04-11, 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 169.9 LD · 6.53 × 10⁷ km 2029-04-08 05:04 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-08 05:04 UTC close approach of 2023 GR1. Catalogue miss distance 169.9 LD · 6.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-05 to 2029-04-11, 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
2029-04-08 05:04:00 Earth 0.4365 AU 169.9 LD 22.9 km/s
2030-12-24 19:19:00 Earth 0.4895 AU 190.5 LD 15.9 km/s
2031-05-07 15:17:00 Earth 0.3216 AU 125.2 LD 19.1 km/s
2032-02-15 04:03:00 Mercury 0.0926 AU 36.0 LD 9.6 km/s
2032-02-15 04:03:00 Merc 0.0926 AU 36.0 LD 9.6 km/s
2034-05-11 11:59:00 Earth 0.0796 AU 31.0 LD 10.6 km/s
2037-04-05 15:46:00 Moon 0.0074 AU 2.9 LD 9 km/s
2037-04-05 22:50:00 Earth 0.0061 AU 2.4 LD 8.1 km/s
2040-04-01 18:42:00 Earth 0.2717 AU 105.7 LD 17.3 km/s
2042-05-02 13:18:00 Earth 0.4577 AU 178.1 LD 23.8 km/s

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

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