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2016 FC60

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(2016 FC60)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
34.328 AU
True anomaly
2.98°
Distance from Earth
35.315 AU
As of
18 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 2016 FC60 — 34.328 AU from the Sun 2016 FC60
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 FC60 is 35.315 AU from Earth today (4.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 10m 38s
Declination
-15° 17′ 41″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
35.31 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.07° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

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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.
  3. Paste them above.

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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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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
42.335 AU
Eccentricity
0.1893
Inclination
7.75°
Orbital period
275.5 years
Perihelion
34.321 AU
Aphelion
50.349 AU
Longitude of ascending node
308.67°
Argument of periapsis
250.5°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,970.3 LD
33.3278 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.673

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
31
Data arc
19.19 years
First observed
13 February 2002
Last observed
22 April 2021
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
21 October 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.47

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources