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2002 FP7

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(2002 FP7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
33.923 AU
True anomaly
51.44°
Distance from Earth
34.764 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 2002 FP7 — 33.923 AU from the Sun 2002 FP7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 FP7 is 34.764 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 22m 20s
Declination
-25° 36′ 40″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
34.77 AU
Elongation from the Sun
31.35° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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.
  3. Paste them above.

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  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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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
39.462 AU
Eccentricity
0.1927
Inclination
8.63°
Orbital period
247.9 years
Perihelion
31.859 AU
Aphelion
47.065 AU
Longitude of ascending node
1.25°
Argument of periapsis
183.26°
Epoch · J2000
2452361.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,010.4 LD
30.8615 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.475

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
5
Data arc
15 days
First observed
22 March 2002
Last observed
6 April 2002
Residual RMS
0.1 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.54

Discovery & classification

TNO

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