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461363

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461363 (2000 GQ148)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
5.241 AU
True anomaly
308.73°
Distance from Earth
4.657 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 461363 — 5.241 AU from the Sun 461363
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 461363 is 4.657 AU from Earth today (38.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
04h 47m 38s
Declination
+40° 42′ 54″
Constellation
Perseus
Distance from Earth
4.65 AU
Elongation from the Sun
121.56° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
5.786 AU
Eccentricity
0.1343
Inclination
16.64°
Orbital period
13.92 years
Perihelion
5.008 AU
Aphelion
6.563 AU
Longitude of ascending node
351.72°
Argument of periapsis
126.26°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,578.0 LD
4.0548 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.902

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
287
Data arc
25.68 years
First observed
5 April 2000
Last observed
11 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.53 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
13.35

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
5 April 2000
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2000 GQ148

Centaur

Close approaches 10 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2094-06-24 00:58:00 Juptr 1.2861 AU 500.5 LD 4.4 km/s
2098-01-07 21:41:00 Juptr 1.1246 AU 437.7 LD 4.5 km/s
2104-04-25 17:29:00 Juptr 1.5024 AU 584.7 LD 4.2 km/s
2111-07-23 06:46:00 Juptr 1.1359 AU 442.1 LD 5.7 km/s
2187-06-26 22:11:00 Juptr 1.4745 AU 573.9 LD 4.3 km/s
2194-07-12 07:20:00 Juptr 1.3787 AU 536.5 LD 6.1 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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