About 488645 (2003 OV)
488645 (2003 OV) is an uncommon neo. It swings within 0.323 AU of the Sun at perihelion.
Its highly elliptical path swings between scorching and frozen each lap.
Uncommon neo 27 EP
488645 (2003 OV)
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Score breakdown
· 4 badgesUncommon 33 pts → Rare
- Crosses Earth's orbit +12
- Wildly elliptical orbit +10
- Near-Earth object +5
- Catalogue designation only +0
Total score 27
6 more points to reach Rare.
Badges
- Near-Earth object · +5
- Wildly elliptical orbit · +10
- Crosses Earth's orbit · +12
- Catalogue designation only
Trivia
How we found it
- Designation. Known only by its catalogue designation — no name yet.
Cosmic context
- Wild orbit. Its highly elliptical path swings between scorching and frozen each lap.
- Ancient. A leftover from the Solar System's birth, older than every continent on Earth.
Properties
- eccentricity
- 0.856
- h mag
- 18.43
- inclination
- 10.32
- name
- 488645 (2003 OV)
- number only
- yes
- orbit class
- APO
- perihelion au
- 0.323
- semi major au
- 2.243
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, 488645 (2003 OV) is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. Because it moves against the background stars, the live position panel on this page tracks where it is right now. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why 488645 (2003 OV) is an uncommon neo
488645 (2003 OV) scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Near-Earth object, Wildly elliptical orbit, Crosses Earth's orbit and Catalogue designation only — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.