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Trans-Neptunian object

527604

527604 (2007 VL305)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
28.43 AU
True anomaly
31.33°
Distance from Earth
28.111 AU
As of
2 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 — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth 527604 — 28.43 AU from the Sun 527604
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 527604 is 28.111 AU from Earth today (3.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
05h 23m 15s
Declination
-03° 43′ 39″
Constellation
Orion
Distance from Earth
28.1 AU
Elongation from the Sun
108.2° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it's up after dark, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
30.208 AU
Eccentricity
0.0675
Inclination
28.11°
Orbital period
166 years
Perihelion
28.168 AU
Aphelion
32.247 AU
Longitude of ascending node
188.62°
Argument of periapsis
219.95°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 10,593.3 LD
27.22 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.413

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
74
Data arc
18.09 years
First observed
3 November 2005
Last observed
8 December 2023
Residual RMS
0.48 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 February 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.46

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Becker, A. C., Puckett, A. W., Kubica, J.
Discovery date
4 November 2007
Discovery site
Apache Point

Also known as 2007 VL305

TNO

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