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2023 XP10

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(2023 XP10)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.639 AU
True anomaly
264.65°
Distance from Earth
1.441 AU
As of
16 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 XP10 — 0.639 AU from the Sun 2023 XP10
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 XP10 is 1.441 AU from Earth today (12.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 59m 44s
Declination
-13° 19′ 37″
Constellation
Corvus
Distance from Earth
1.44 AU
Elongation from the Sun
21.93° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.758 AU
Eccentricity
0.438
Inclination
30.58°
Orbital period
241.1 days
Perihelion
0.426 AU
Aphelion
1.09 AU
Longitude of ascending node
263.33°
Argument of periapsis
345.42°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 28.3 LD
0.0728 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.454

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
32
Data arc
738 days
First observed
10 December 2023
Last observed
17 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 December 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.57

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 138 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2023 XP10 at 2027-12-21 01:15 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-21 01:15 UTC close approach of 2023 XP10. Catalogue miss distance 54.6 LD · 2.1 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-18 to 2027-12-24, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 54.6 LD · 2.1 × 10⁷ km 2027-12-21 01:15 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-21 01:15 UTC close approach of 2023 XP10. Catalogue miss distance 54.6 LD · 2.1 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-18 to 2027-12-24, 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 south 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
2027-12-21 01:15:00 Earth 0.1402 AU 54.6 LD 18.6 km/s
2030-11-03 21:49:00 Mercury 0.059 AU 23.0 LD 33.6 km/s
2030-11-03 21:49:00 Merc 0.059 AU 23.0 LD 33.6 km/s
2033-06-24 08:31:00 Merc 0.045 AU 17.5 LD 32.9 km/s
2033-06-24 08:31:00 Mercury 0.045 AU 17.5 LD 32.9 km/s
2036-02-12 14:17:00 Mercury 0.0977 AU 38.0 LD 33.9 km/s
2036-02-12 14:17:00 Merc 0.0977 AU 38.0 LD 33.9 km/s
2048-08-30 03:39:00 Merc 0.0538 AU 20.9 LD 33.5 km/s
2048-08-30 03:39:00 Mercury 0.0538 AU 20.9 LD 33.5 km/s
2051-04-20 15:24:00 Mercury 0.0483 AU 18.8 LD 32.9 km/s

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

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