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2003 YJ179

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(2003 YJ179)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.471 AU
True anomaly
22.35°
Distance from Earth
40.197 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 2003 YJ179 — 40.471 AU from the Sun 2003 YJ179
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2003 YJ179 is 40.197 AU from Earth today (5.6 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
06h 52m 48s
Declination
+24° 15′ 06″
Constellation
Gemini
Distance from Earth
40.18 AU
Elongation from the Sun
106.15° — well clear of the Sun

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

From your location

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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.
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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
43.96 AU
Eccentricity
0.0848
Inclination
1.45°
Orbital period
291.5 years
Perihelion
40.234 AU
Aphelion
47.687 AU
Longitude of ascending node
31.57°
Argument of periapsis
46.74°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,274.4 LD
39.2485 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.909

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
31
Data arc
22.07 years
First observed
16 December 2003
Last observed
11 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.18 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.82

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources