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386723

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386723 (2009 YE7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
50.58 AU
True anomaly
190.6°
Distance from Earth
49.967 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 386723 — 50.58 AU from the Sun 386723
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 386723 is 49.967 AU from Earth today (6.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
05h 06m 24s
Declination
-04° 50′ 29″
Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
49.96 AU
Elongation from the Sun
128.12° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
44.553 AU
Eccentricity
0.1384
Inclination
29.07°
Orbital period
297.4 years
Perihelion
38.389 AU
Aphelion
50.718 AU
Longitude of ascending node
141.69°
Argument of periapsis
99.12°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,595.1 LD
37.5029 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.183

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
320
Data arc
19.15 years
First observed
18 November 2006
Last observed
12 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 March 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
11.3 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
4.56

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Rabinowitz, D. L.
Discovery date
17 December 2009
Discovery site
La Silla

Also known as 2009 YE7

TNO

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