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2023 QS7

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(2023 QS7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.115 AU
True anomaly
162.57°
Distance from Earth
0.766 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 QS7 — 1.115 AU from the Sun 2023 QS7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 QS7 is 0.766 AU from Earth today (6.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 41m 02s
Declination
-11° 40′ 31″
Constellation
Scutum
Distance from Earth
0.78 AU
Elongation from the Sun
77.17° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.726 AU
Eccentricity
0.7005
Inclination
30.55°
Orbital period
225.9 days
Perihelion
0.217 AU
Aphelion
1.234 AU
Longitude of ascending node
327.7°
Argument of periapsis
212.65°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 22.2 LD
0.057 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.628

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
78
Data arc
758 days
First observed
28 August 2023
Last observed
24 September 2025
Residual RMS
0.34 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
26 September 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.19

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 121 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-04-20 19:05:00 Venus 0.0453 AU 17.6 LD 29.6 km/s
2027-12-01 23:15:00 Venus 0.0394 AU 15.3 LD 30.4 km/s
2028-07-14 04:21:00 Venus 0.043 AU 16.7 LD 31.2 km/s
2029-01-17 21:45:00 Merc 0.0655 AU 25.5 LD 46.2 km/s
2029-01-17 21:45:00 Mercury 0.0655 AU 25.5 LD 46.2 km/s
2029-02-24 10:20:00 Venus 0.0545 AU 21.2 LD 32.1 km/s
2029-10-07 17:29:00 Venus 0.0707 AU 27.5 LD 33.1 km/s
2030-05-21 01:41:00 Venus 0.0891 AU 34.7 LD 34 km/s
2031-01-01 10:39:00 Venus 0.1089 AU 42.4 LD 35 km/s
2031-08-14 20:23:00 Venus 0.1295 AU 50.4 LD 36 km/s

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

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