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2002 GU32

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(2002 GU32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
36.977 AU
True anomaly
41.51°
Distance from Earth
37.484 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 GU32 — 36.977 AU from the Sun 2002 GU32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 GU32 is 37.484 AU from Earth today (5.2 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 20m 46s
Declination
-33° 02′ 13″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
37.5 AU
Elongation from the Sun
57.92° — 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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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
39.541 AU
Eccentricity
0.0828
Inclination
21.86°
Orbital period
248.6 years
Perihelion
36.267 AU
Aphelion
42.814 AU
Longitude of ascending node
56.85°
Argument of periapsis
166.35°
Epoch · J2000
2452401.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,723.0 LD
35.2619 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.231

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
5
Data arc
70 days
First observed
8 April 2002
Last observed
17 June 2002
Residual RMS
0.09 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.91

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources