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2001 DU108

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(2001 DU108)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
43.171 AU
True anomaly
33.59°
Distance from Earth
43.514 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2001 DU108 — 43.171 AU from the Sun 2001 DU108
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2001 DU108 is 43.514 AU from Earth today (6.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 37m 36s
Declination
-24° 31′ 05″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
43.52 AU
Elongation from the Sun
69.09° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

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  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.
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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
45.032 AU
Eccentricity
0.0488
Inclination
3.35°
Orbital period
302.2 years
Perihelion
42.835 AU
Aphelion
47.228 AU
Longitude of ascending node
75.71°
Argument of periapsis
170.52°
Epoch · J2000
2451964.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,275.6 LD
41.8211 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.982

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
4
Data arc
3 days
First observed
22 February 2001
Last observed
25 February 2001
Residual RMS
0.22 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.55

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources