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Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:23 | Tran: 11:12 | Set: 19:00
Alt: -17.34°   Az: 12.40°   Direction: North-North-East
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 528,017,272.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 56m 34s and the Declination is +20° 19’ 55” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 is 29.76.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 in Taurus on June, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 in Taurus on June, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 56m 34s
+20° 19’ 55”
12h 50m 29s
16h 47m 03s

J2000

03h 55m 05s
+20° 15’ 31”

Additional Information

Taurus
29.76

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.7°
Max altitude: 58.8°
Azimuth: 290.3°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 from Earth is currently 528,017,272.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.5295774567 Astronomical Units. Light takes 29m 21.276s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 and arrive to us.

528,017,272.0
3.5295774567
29m 21.276s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 to Earth happens on Sat Apr 4 2026 at a distance of 0.006767 Astronomical Units, or 1,012,259 kilometers:

Sat Apr 4 2026
1,012,259
0.006767

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 at epoch 12 September 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460200.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.52417536
Orbit inclination i 0.14918354°
Perihelion distance q 0.99090256 AU
148,236,913 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.17408801 AU
474,836,809 km
Semi-major axis a 2.08249528 AU
311,536,861 km
Orbital period period 3.0053 years
1,097.6768 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2023-Apr-04 12:08:01
2,460,039.0056 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Apr-06 04:22
2,461,136.6823 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 10.169769595083°
Longitude of the ascending node node 186.33929398177°
Mean anomaly M 52.964586039989°
Mean motion n 0.32796540°/day
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 DZ2 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 Jun 10 03h 43m 47s +19° 40’ 44” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 11 03h 45m 23s +19° 45’ 50” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 12 03h 46m 59s +19° 50’ 52” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 13 03h 48m 35s +19° 55’ 52” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 14 03h 50m 11s +20° 00’ 49” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 15 03h 51m 47s +20° 05’ 43” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 16 03h 53m 24s +20° 10’ 33” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 17 03h 55m 01s +20° 15’ 21” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 18 03h 56m 38s +20° 20’ 06” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 19 03h 58m 15s +20° 24’ 47” 29.76 Taurus
2025 Jun 20 03h 59m 52s +20° 29’ 26” 29.75 Taurus
2025 Jun 21 04h 01m 30s +20° 34’ 01” 29.75 Taurus
2025 Jun 22 04h 03m 07s +20° 38’ 33” 29.75 Taurus
2025 Jun 23 04h 04m 45s +20° 43’ 01” 29.75 Taurus

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