Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 0.502 AU
- True anomaly
- 278.4°
- Distance from Earth
- 1.026 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 11h 57m 14s
- Declination
- +07° 37′ 51″
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Distance from Earth
- 1.03 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 28.26° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn
Visible from both hemispheres.
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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
- 0.782 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5535
- Inclination
- 19.12°
- Orbital period
- 252.7 days
- Perihelion
- 0.349 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.215 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 329.62°
- Argument of periapsis
- 212.28°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 1.6 LD
- 0.004 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 7.262
Orbit quality
Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).
- Observations used
- 98
- Data arc
- 3 days
- First observed
- 23 August 2025
- Last observed
- 26 August 2025
- Residual RMS
- 0.26 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 27 August 2025
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 25.21
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 94 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2034-08-22 14:13 UTC close approach of 2025 QV4. Catalogue miss distance 15.8 LD · 6.07 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2034-08-19 to 2034-08-25, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2034-08-22 14:13:00 | Earth | 0.0406 AU | 15.8 LD | 16 km/s |
| 2041-05-06 21:19:00 | Mercury | 0.071 AU | 27.6 LD | 24 km/s |
| 2041-05-06 21:19:00 | Merc | 0.071 AU | 27.6 LD | 24 km/s |
| 2043-08-23 23:55:00 | Earth | 0.0923 AU | 35.9 LD | 14.9 km/s |
| 2046-11-17 20:47:00 | Mercury | 0.0603 AU | 23.5 LD | 33.3 km/s |
| 2046-11-17 20:47:00 | Merc | 0.0603 AU | 23.5 LD | 33.3 km/s |
| 2052-08-26 06:16:00 | Earth | 0.1477 AU | 57.5 LD | 14 km/s |
| 2061-08-31 10:25:00 | Earth | 0.1981 AU | 77.1 LD | 13.6 km/s |
| 2062-10-12 03:09:00 | Mercury | 0.0501 AU | 19.5 LD | 27.2 km/s |
| 2062-10-12 03:09:00 | Merc | 0.0501 AU | 19.5 LD | 27.2 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB