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La Sagra

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324P/La Sagra

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.618 AU
True anomaly
357.96°
Distance from Earth
2.201 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth La Sagra — 2.618 AU from the Sun La Sagra
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. La Sagra is 2.201 AU from Earth today (18.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 01m 24s
Declination
+01° 14′ 01″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
2.21 AU
Elongation from the Sun
102.87° — well clear of the Sun

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
3.094 AU
Eccentricity
0.1538
Inclination
21.42°
Orbital period
5.44 years
Perihelion
2.618 AU
Aphelion
3.57 AU
Longitude of ascending node
270.65°
Argument of periapsis
58.86°
Epoch · J2000
2456409.5
Orbit class · ETc
Encke-type comet
Earth MOID · 649.1 LD
1.668 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.1

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
507
Data arc
16.05 years
First observed
12 August 2010
Last observed
30 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.63 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 October 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.80 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.01
Absolute magnitude (H)
7.9
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 24.3
7.9

Discovery & classification

Also known as 324P · 324P/2010 R2 · 324P/2015 K3

Named

Close approaches 4 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2061-06-08 08:22:00 Juptr 1.8471 AU 718.9 LD 6.1 km/s
2132-04-08 14:25:00 Juptr 1.8362 AU 714.6 LD 6.2 km/s

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

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