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76803

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76803 (2000 PK30)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
38.402 AU
True anomaly
94.79°
Distance from Earth
37.695 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 76803 — 38.402 AU from the Sun 76803
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 76803 is 37.695 AU from Earth today (5.2 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
23h 32m 35s
Declination
-26° 58′ 37″
Constellation
Sculptor
Distance from Earth
37.7 AU
Elongation from the Sun
134.51° — well clear of the Sun

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

From your location

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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
38.578 AU
Eccentricity
0.1209
Inclination
33.78°
Orbital period
239.6 years
Perihelion
33.914 AU
Aphelion
43.241 AU
Longitude of ascending node
127.46°
Argument of periapsis
126.52°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,844.4 LD
33.0045 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.628

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
91
Data arc
19.91 years
First observed
31 July 2000
Last observed
28 June 2020
Residual RMS
0.69 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.29

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Holman, M. J.
Discovery date
5 August 2000
Discovery site
Mauna Kea

Also known as 2000 PK30

TNO

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