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613717 (2007 DP50)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
6.635 AU
True anomaly
121.63°
Distance from Earth
6.313 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 613717 — 6.635 AU from the Sun 613717
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 613717 is 6.313 AU from Earth today (52.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 24m 30s
Declination
-22° 35′ 37″
Constellation
Capricornus
Distance from Earth
6.32 AU
Elongation from the Sun
103.97° — 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
6.213 AU
Eccentricity
0.3826
Inclination
3.06°
Orbital period
15.49 years
Perihelion
3.836 AU
Aphelion
8.59 AU
Longitude of ascending node
36.59°
Argument of periapsis
153.18°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,104.4 LD
2.8379 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.854

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
139
Data arc
18.53 years
First observed
24 December 2005
Last observed
6 July 2024
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
31 July 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.7

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Spacewatch
Discovery date
17 February 2007
Discovery site
Kitt Peak

Also known as 2007 DP50 · 2005 YP196

Centaur

Close approaches 7 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2037-02-27 19:54:00 Juptr 1.8995 AU 739.2 LD 10.4 km/s
2056-01-21 11:55:00 Juptr 1.2489 AU 486.1 LD 8.7 km/s
2103-09-19 20:50:00 Juptr 1.9661 AU 765.1 LD 10.5 km/s
2132-07-10 00:53:00 Juptr 1.0968 AU 426.8 LD 8.3 km/s
2197-11-07 19:38:00 Juptr 0.8119 AU 316.0 LD 3.9 km/s

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

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