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370P/NEAT

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
10.412 AU
True anomaly
180.79°
Distance from Earth
11.33 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth NEAT — 10.412 AU from the Sun NEAT
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. NEAT is 11.33 AU from Earth today (1.6 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 15m 27s
Declination
-17° 20′ 17″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
11.34 AU
Elongation from the Sun
20.81° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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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
6.459 AU
Eccentricity
0.6122
Inclination
19.37°
Orbital period
16.41 years
Perihelion
2.504 AU
Aphelion
10.413 AU
Longitude of ascending node
55.27°
Argument of periapsis
356.83°
Epoch · J2000
2454038.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 589.8 LD
1.5155 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.468

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
215
Data arc
17.41 years
First observed
20 August 2001
Last observed
16 January 2019
Residual RMS
0.79 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.2
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 23
7.2

Discovery & classification

Also known as 370P · 370P/2001 T3 · 370P/2018 P2

Named

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2033-06-11 12:14:00 Juptr 1.9238 AU 748.7 LD 5.7 km/s
2044-09-29 13:50:00 Satrn 0.8745 AU 340.3 LD 4.7 km/s
2115-03-29 04:18:00 Juptr 1.9512 AU 759.4 LD 11.6 km/s
2134-12-25 03:11:00 Juptr 1.5056 AU 586.0 LD 9.4 km/s
2191-05-05 15:22:00 Satrn 0.7785 AU 303.0 LD 4.4 km/s

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

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