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2007 CU79

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(2007 CU79)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
42.178 AU
True anomaly
26.26°
Distance from Earth
42.903 AU
As of
19 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 2007 CU79 — 42.178 AU from the Sun 2007 CU79
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 CU79 is 42.903 AU from Earth today (5.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 03m 36s
Declination
+08° 51′ 53″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
42.9 AU
Elongation from the Sun
43.44° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
43.204 AU
Eccentricity
0.0263
Inclination
2.72°
Orbital period
284 years
Perihelion
42.067 AU
Aphelion
44.342 AU
Longitude of ascending node
85.02°
Argument of periapsis
51.4°
Epoch · J2000
2454146.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,987.7 LD
41.0814 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.875

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
4
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
14 February 2007
Last observed
15 February 2007
Residual RMS
0.25 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.19

Discovery & classification

TNO

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