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2023 TW

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(2023 TW)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.087 AU
True anomaly
189.89°
Distance from Earth
0.736 AU
As of
19 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 TW — 1.087 AU from the Sun 2023 TW
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 TW is 0.736 AU from Earth today (6.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 53m 15s
Declination
-16° 56′ 50″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
0.74 AU
Elongation from the Sun
75.98° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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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
0.849 AU
Eccentricity
0.2871
Inclination
7.64°
Orbital period
285.9 days
Perihelion
0.605 AU
Aphelion
1.093 AU
Longitude of ascending node
197.29°
Argument of periapsis
318.03°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.7 LD
0.0043 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.894

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
34
Data arc
5 days
First observed
4 October 2023
Last observed
9 October 2023
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 October 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.28

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 26 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 TW at 2027-02-26 12:26 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-26 12:26 UTC close approach of 2023 TW. Catalogue miss distance 151.8 LD · 5.84 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-23 to 2027-03-01, 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 151.8 LD · 5.84 × 10⁷ km 2027-02-26 12:26 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-02-26 12:26 UTC close approach of 2023 TW. Catalogue miss distance 151.8 LD · 5.84 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-02-23 to 2027-03-01, 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
2027-02-26 12:26:00 Earth 0.3901 AU 151.8 LD 13.8 km/s
2029-07-27 10:11:00 Venus 0.0842 AU 32.8 LD 8.8 km/s
2030-08-09 22:28:00 Earth 0.1335 AU 52.0 LD 6.1 km/s
2030-12-12 08:18:00 Earth 0.293 AU 114.0 LD 6.2 km/s
2034-03-30 07:12:00 Earth 0.3686 AU 143.4 LD 12.8 km/s
2034-10-06 05:40:00 Earth 0.2436 AU 94.8 LD 14.9 km/s
2034-11-15 02:58:00 Venus 0.1309 AU 50.9 LD 15 km/s
2037-07-22 17:15:00 Earth 0.2288 AU 89.0 LD 12.6 km/s
2038-01-24 05:45:00 Earth 0.3722 AU 144.8 LD 11.9 km/s
2038-02-28 08:42:00 Venus 0.1095 AU 42.6 LD 8.8 km/s

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

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