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Apophis
Asteroid · Potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid
About Apophis
On 2026-01-01, the date the map shows, Apophis was 0.746 AU from the Sun; sunlight takes 6.21 minutes to reach it.
It goes round the Sun once every 323.56 days, at an average distance of 0.922 AU.
The map lists it as an asteroid and shows it in the Solar System part of the map, drawn on the plane of Earth’s orbit (the ecliptic).
Will pass about 31,600 km from Earth's surface on 2029-04-13, closer than geostationary satellites.
Key numbers
| Semi-major axis | 0.922 AU |
|---|---|
| Orbital period | 323.56 days |
| Eccentricity | 0.1912 |
| Inclination | 3.34° |
| Radius | 170 m |
| Distance from the Sun | 0.746 AU |
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Solar System › Orion–Cygnus Arm (Local Arm) › Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: Inner planets, a view about 4 AU across.
From Wikipedia
99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article 99942 Apophis, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.