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2004 VF131

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(2004 VF131)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
46.347 AU
True anomaly
117.02°
Distance from Earth
45.602 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 VF131 — 46.347 AU from the Sun 2004 VF131
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 VF131 is 45.602 AU from Earth today (6.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
04h 30m 22s
Declination
+21° 48′ 46″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
45.6 AU
Elongation from the Sun
138.66° — 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
43.857 AU
Eccentricity
0.2109
Inclination
0.81°
Orbital period
290.5 years
Perihelion
34.607 AU
Aphelion
53.108 AU
Longitude of ascending node
246.47°
Argument of periapsis
64.97°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,073.0 LD
33.5918 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.794

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
26
Data arc
9.85 years
First observed
13 October 1999
Last observed
19 August 2009
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.8

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources