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2023 RE15

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(2023 RE15)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.835 AU
True anomaly
69.74°
Distance from Earth
1.796 AU
As of
20 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2023 RE15 — 0.835 AU from the Sun 2023 RE15
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 RE15 is 1.796 AU from Earth today (14.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 25m 38s
Declination
-13° 22′ 58″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.8 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.24° — 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
0.904 AU
Eccentricity
0.1606
Inclination
2.15°
Orbital period
314.2 days
Perihelion
0.759 AU
Aphelion
1.05 AU
Longitude of ascending node
147.01°
Argument of periapsis
12.65°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.2 LD
0.0134 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.576

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
25
Data arc
3 days
First observed
15 September 2023
Last observed
18 September 2023
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
19 September 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.88

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 47 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 RE15 at 2029-07-28 10:55 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-07-28 10:55 UTC close approach of 2023 RE15. Catalogue miss distance 6.39 LD · 2.46 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-07-25 to 2029-07-31, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 26 Jul 31 Jul 6.39 LD · 2.46 × 10⁶ km 2029-07-28 10:55 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-07-28 10:55 UTC close approach of 2023 RE15. Catalogue miss distance 6.39 LD · 2.46 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-07-25 to 2029-07-31, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. 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
2029-07-28 10:55:00 Earth 0.0164 AU 6.4 LD 3.9 km/s
2029-12-29 18:39:00 Earth 0.1696 AU 66.0 LD 4.1 km/s
2030-02-11 01:33:00 Venus 0.096 AU 37.4 LD 3.8 km/s
2035-08-01 03:13:00 Earth 0.3479 AU 135.4 LD 14.2 km/s
2036-10-16 00:29:00 Earth 0.29 AU 112.9 LD 12.5 km/s
2048-07-26 23:37:00 Earth 0.2431 AU 94.6 LD 11 km/s
2049-10-10 18:38:00 Earth 0.3976 AU 154.7 LD 15.8 km/s
2053-07-04 10:00:00 Venus 0.0561 AU 21.8 LD 2.1 km/s
2055-10-22 04:16:00 Earth 0.0643 AU 25.0 LD 5.2 km/s
2061-07-24 11:24:00 Earth 0.0605 AU 23.6 LD 5.5 km/s

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

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