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2023 VY7

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(2023 VY7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.615 AU
True anomaly
11.67°
Distance from Earth
1.588 AU
As of
21 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 VY7 — 0.615 AU from the Sun 2023 VY7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 VY7 is 1.588 AU from Earth today (13.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 21m 11s
Declination
-12° 54′ 26″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.59 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.96° — 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
0.933 AU
Eccentricity
0.3444
Inclination
16.44°
Orbital period
329.1 days
Perihelion
0.612 AU
Aphelion
1.254 AU
Longitude of ascending node
233.08°
Argument of periapsis
306.14°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 10.3 LD
0.0265 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.341

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
73
Data arc
6 days
First observed
11 November 2023
Last observed
17 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.29

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 34 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 VY7 at 2030-07-25 22:15 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-07-25 22:15 UTC close approach of 2023 VY7. Catalogue miss distance 139.7 LD · 5.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-07-22 to 2030-07-28, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 139.7 LD · 5.37 × 10⁷ km 2030-07-25 22:15 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-07-25 22:15 UTC close approach of 2023 VY7. Catalogue miss distance 139.7 LD · 5.37 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-07-22 to 2030-07-28, 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 approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-10-05 10:44:00 Venus 0.1065 AU 41.5 LD 13.9 km/s
2030-07-25 22:15:00 Earth 0.3589 AU 139.7 LD 18.9 km/s
2031-05-20 07:10:00 Earth 0.3134 AU 122.0 LD 13.8 km/s
2031-09-19 17:24:00 Earth 0.3703 AU 144.1 LD 9.3 km/s
2032-03-06 02:11:00 Earth 0.4291 AU 167.0 LD 14.7 km/s
2032-11-19 08:30:00 Earth 0.0266 AU 10.4 LD 12.7 km/s
2041-11-19 16:28:00 Earth 0.0506 AU 19.7 LD 11.8 km/s
2060-11-08 07:34:00 Earth 0.3689 AU 143.6 LD 22.8 km/s
2069-11-12 02:39:00 Earth 0.2797 AU 108.9 LD 20.2 km/s
2076-07-09 17:09:00 Earth 0.2504 AU 97.4 LD 13.9 km/s

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

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