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2009 KV36

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(2009 KV36)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
45.843 AU
True anomaly
138.49°
Distance from Earth
46.802 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 2009 KV36 — 45.843 AU from the Sun 2009 KV36
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2009 KV36 is 46.802 AU from Earth today (6.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 03m 46s
Declination
+03° 55′ 53″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
46.8 AU
Elongation from the Sun
15.51° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  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
42.836 AU
Eccentricity
0.1001
Inclination
16.08°
Orbital period
280.4 years
Perihelion
38.548 AU
Aphelion
47.124 AU
Longitude of ascending node
128.05°
Argument of periapsis
301.28°
Epoch · J2000
2454976.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,628.8 LD
37.5894 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.608

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
5
Data arc
6 days
First observed
20 May 2009
Last observed
26 May 2009
Residual RMS
0.06 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.16

Discovery & classification

TNO

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