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2023 HX6

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(2023 HX6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.627 AU
True anomaly
337.31°
Distance from Earth
0.716 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 2023 HX6 — 0.627 AU from the Sun 2023 HX6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 HX6 is 0.716 AU from Earth today (6.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 14m 47s
Declination
-06° 56′ 10″
Constellation
Crater
Distance from Earth
0.72 AU
Elongation from the Sun
38.83° — 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
0.952 AU
Eccentricity
0.3545
Inclination
19.89°
Orbital period
339.3 days
Perihelion
0.615 AU
Aphelion
1.29 AU
Longitude of ascending node
216.95°
Argument of periapsis
241.25°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.7 LD
0.0019 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.218

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
56
Data arc
10 days
First observed
28 April 2023
Last observed
8 May 2023
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 March 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.02

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 31 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 HX6 at 2035-05-14 20:42 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-05-14 20:42 UTC close approach of 2023 HX6. Catalogue miss distance 170.8 LD · 6.57 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-05-11 to 2035-05-17, 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 170.8 LD · 6.57 × 10⁷ km 2035-05-14 20:42 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-05-14 20:42 UTC close approach of 2023 HX6. Catalogue miss distance 170.8 LD · 6.57 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-05-11 to 2035-05-17, 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
2035-05-14 20:42:00 Earth 0.439 AU 170.8 LD 25.5 km/s
2036-01-17 12:50:00 Venus 0.0732 AU 28.5 LD 19.7 km/s
2036-04-27 19:31:00 Earth 0.0159 AU 6.2 LD 14.3 km/s
2037-02-16 22:55:00 Earth 0.4171 AU 162.3 LD 10.1 km/s
2037-05-20 19:21:00 Earth 0.3585 AU 139.5 LD 10.6 km/s
2037-11-27 21:41:00 Venus 0.0432 AU 16.8 LD 16.8 km/s
2037-12-13 14:44:00 Earth 0.4106 AU 159.8 LD 16 km/s
2038-10-21 05:12:00 Earth 0.2545 AU 99.0 LD 14.4 km/s
2039-09-09 23:13:00 Earth 0.325 AU 126.5 LD 19.3 km/s
2039-10-12 00:28:00 Venus 0.1486 AU 57.8 LD 15.3 km/s

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

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