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2004 SC60

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(2004 SC60)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
32.183 AU
True anomaly
351.85°
Distance from Earth
31.211 AU
As of
20 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 2004 SC60 — 32.183 AU from the Sun 2004 SC60
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 SC60 is 31.211 AU from Earth today (4.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
02h 29m 32s
Declination
+15° 26′ 45″
Constellation
Aries
Distance from Earth
31.21 AU
Elongation from the Sun
168.03° — near opposition — up most of the night

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

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
43.904 AU
Eccentricity
0.2685
Inclination
0.99°
Orbital period
290.9 years
Perihelion
32.114 AU
Aphelion
55.694 AU
Longitude of ascending node
359.05°
Argument of periapsis
48.74°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,112.4 LD
31.1235 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.714

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
172
Data arc
19.07 years
First observed
22 September 2004
Last observed
18 October 2023
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 October 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.2

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources