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2023 TX6

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(2023 TX6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.188 AU
True anomaly
192.33°
Distance from Earth
1.117 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 TX6 — 1.188 AU from the Sun 2023 TX6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 TX6 is 1.117 AU from Earth today (9.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 36m 25s
Declination
+15° 20′ 55″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.11 AU
Elongation from the Sun
68.25° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.943 AU
Eccentricity
0.2701
Inclination
1.04°
Orbital period
334.7 days
Perihelion
0.689 AU
Aphelion
1.198 AU
Longitude of ascending node
21.48°
Argument of periapsis
236.3°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.7 LD
0.0019 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.335

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
22
Data arc
2 days
First observed
10 October 2023
Last observed
12 October 2023
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 October 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
29.16

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 172 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 TX6 at 2034-10-09 14:31 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-10-09 14:31 UTC close approach of 2023 TX6. Catalogue miss distance 18.9 LD · 7.25 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-10-06 to 2034-10-12, 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 18.9 LD · 7.25 × 10⁶ km 2034-10-09 14:31 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-10-09 14:31 UTC close approach of 2023 TX6. Catalogue miss distance 18.9 LD · 7.25 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-10-06 to 2034-10-12, 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
2027-04-11 16:01:00 Venus 0.025 AU 9.7 LD 7.7 km/s
2029-01-30 15:04:00 Venus 0.0292 AU 11.4 LD 5.9 km/s
2030-11-11 05:19:00 Venus 0.0361 AU 14.1 LD 5.9 km/s
2032-08-29 13:19:00 Venus 0.0377 AU 14.7 LD 7.8 km/s
2034-06-26 22:10:00 Venus 0.1132 AU 44.1 LD 12 km/s
2034-10-09 14:31:00 Earth 0.0485 AU 18.9 LD 9.8 km/s
2035-07-10 17:58:00 Earth 0.3082 AU 119.9 LD 10 km/s
2035-12-19 00:15:00 Earth 0.2124 AU 82.7 LD 7 km/s
2036-04-26 20:33:00 Earth 0.2831 AU 110.2 LD 8.9 km/s
2037-02-07 21:49:00 Earth 0.1521 AU 59.2 LD 13 km/s

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

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