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613349 (2006 BF208)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
8.377 AU
True anomaly
162.74°
Distance from Earth
7.469 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 613349 — 8.377 AU from the Sun 613349
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 613349 is 7.469 AU from Earth today (1.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
00h 51m 32s
Declination
-18° 39′ 31″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
7.47 AU
Elongation from the Sun
153.48° — 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
5.883 AU
Eccentricity
0.4842
Inclination
35.62°
Orbital period
14.27 years
Perihelion
3.034 AU
Aphelion
8.731 AU
Longitude of ascending node
156.04°
Argument of periapsis
52.57°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 842.2 LD
2.1642 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.397

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
251
Data arc
31.44 years
First observed
9 April 1992
Last observed
16 September 2023
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 December 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.52

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
CSS
Discovery date
31 January 2006
Discovery site
Catalina

Also known as 2006 BF208

Centaur

Close approaches 6 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2080-12-07 00:29:00 Juptr 1.2352 AU 480.7 LD 11.3 km/s
2121-08-14 07:42:00 Juptr 1.697 AU 660.4 LD 11.7 km/s
2140-02-17 17:22:00 Juptr 1.4797 AU 575.9 LD 8.7 km/s

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

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