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2004 OL14

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(2004 OL14)

2004 OL14 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 33.94 AU to 63.43 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 339.7 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 September 2025.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
35.623 AU
True anomaly
37.13°
Distance from Earth
35.037 AU
As of
26 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2004 OL14 — 35.623 AU from the Sun 2004 OL14
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 OL14 is 35.037 AU from Earth today (4.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
23h 07m 54s
Declination
-20° 24′ 40″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
35.04 AU
Elongation from the Sun
125.27° — well clear of the Sun

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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
48.689 AU
Eccentricity
0.3028
Inclination
21.25°
Orbital period
339.7 years
Perihelion
33.944 AU
Aphelion
63.435 AU
Longitude of ascending node
123.46°
Argument of periapsis
182.69°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,814.9 LD
32.9285 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.541

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
16
Data arc
21.03 years
First observed
17 July 2004
Last observed
29 July 2025
Residual RMS
0.14 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 September 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.4

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources