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2015 VH105

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(2015 VH105)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
7.067 AU
True anomaly
210.16°
Distance from Earth
7.883 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 VH105 — 7.067 AU from the Sun 2015 VH105
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 VH105 is 7.883 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 01m 37s
Declination
+10° 00′ 43″
Constellation
Boötes
Distance from Earth
7.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
32.76° — 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
5.628 AU
Eccentricity
0.7402
Inclination
29.44°
Orbital period
13.35 years
Perihelion
1.462 AU
Aphelion
9.793 AU
Longitude of ascending node
139.28°
Argument of periapsis
234.33°
Epoch · J2000
2457330.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 232.1 LD
0.5963 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.143

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
13
Data arc
12 days
First observed
1 November 2015
Last observed
13 November 2015
Residual RMS
0.53 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
17.6

Discovery & classification

Centaur

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