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1998 KF66

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(1998 KF66)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
34.176 AU
True anomaly
60.7°
Distance from Earth
34.745 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 1998 KF66 — 34.176 AU from the Sun 1998 KF66
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 1998 KF66 is 34.745 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 04m 19s
Declination
-28° 18′ 55″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
34.75 AU
Elongation from the Sun
53.83° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
39.445 AU
Eccentricity
0.2106
Inclination
6.25°
Orbital period
247.7 years
Perihelion
31.14 AU
Aphelion
47.751 AU
Longitude of ascending node
16.26°
Argument of periapsis
182.24°
Epoch · J2000
2450959.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 11,729.0 LD
30.1383 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.483

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
3
Data arc
10 days
First observed
20 May 1998
Last observed
30 May 1998
Residual RMS
0.06 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.83

Discovery & classification

TNO

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