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2002 PP149

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(2002 PP149)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.538 AU
True anomaly
87.79°
Distance from Earth
39.63 AU
As of
17 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2002 PP149 — 40.538 AU from the Sun 2002 PP149
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 PP149 is 39.63 AU from Earth today (5.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
01h 01m 15s
Declination
-14° 11′ 31″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
39.63 AU
Elongation from the Sun
154.85° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
40.99 AU
Eccentricity
0.0877
Inclination
34.75°
Orbital period
262.4 years
Perihelion
37.396 AU
Aphelion
44.584 AU
Longitude of ascending node
159.7°
Argument of periapsis
126.3°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,201.0 LD
36.4902 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.722

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
20
Data arc
17.15 years
First observed
31 July 2000
Last observed
23 September 2017
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.9

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2000 QM252

TNO

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