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2002 TM301

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(2002 TM301)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
44.697 AU
True anomaly
131.29°
Distance from Earth
43.904 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 TM301 — 44.697 AU from the Sun 2002 TM301
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 TM301 is 43.904 AU from Earth today (6.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 53m 34s
Declination
+22° 34′ 04″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
43.9 AU
Elongation from the Sun
143.07° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
39.374 AU
Eccentricity
0.3031
Inclination
6.45°
Orbital period
247.1 years
Perihelion
27.44 AU
Aphelion
51.308 AU
Longitude of ascending node
40.3°
Argument of periapsis
248.79°
Epoch · J2000
2452554.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 10,285.0 LD
26.4279 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.342

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
92
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
6 October 2002
Last observed
7 October 2002
Residual RMS
0.04 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.67

Discovery & classification

TNO

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