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60608 (2000 EE173)

60608 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 22.54 AU to 75.78 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 344.7 years. Discovered 3 March 2000 by Luu, J. X., Trujillo, C. A., Evans, W.. Orbit from the JPL solution of 13 April 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
28.986 AU
True anomaly
68.47°
Distance from Earth
29.889 AU
As of
26 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.

Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 60608 — 28.986 AU from the Sun 60608
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 60608 is 29.889 AU from Earth today (4.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 34m 28s
Declination
-24° 10′ 48″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
29.89 AU
Elongation from the Sun
23.95° — 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.

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  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.
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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
49.16 AU
Eccentricity
0.5415
Inclination
5.96°
Orbital period
344.7 years
Perihelion
22.54 AU
Aphelion
75.779 AU
Longitude of ascending node
293.95°
Argument of periapsis
235.33°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 8,387.1 LD
21.5512 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.246

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
180
Data arc
20.31 years
First observed
3 March 2000
Last observed
23 June 2020
Residual RMS
0.62 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.47

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Luu, J. X., Trujillo, C. A., Evans, W.
Discovery date
3 March 2000
Discovery site
Kitt Peak

Also known as 2000 EE173

TNO

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