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2002 GT32

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(2002 GT32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
34.074 AU
True anomaly
50.66°
Distance from Earth
34.477 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 GT32 — 34.074 AU from the Sun 2002 GT32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 GT32 is 34.477 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 54m 40s
Declination
-22° 45′ 10″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
34.49 AU
Elongation from the Sun
64.73° — 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.
  3. Paste them 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
39.382 AU
Eccentricity
0.184
Inclination
2.26°
Orbital period
247.2 years
Perihelion
32.136 AU
Aphelion
46.629 AU
Longitude of ascending node
108.06°
Argument of periapsis
111.55°
Epoch · J2000
2452373.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,114.4 LD
31.1287 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.536

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
4
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
8 April 2002
Last observed
9 April 2002
Residual RMS
0.06 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.07

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources