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Trans-Neptunian object

2015 VX165

(2015 VX165)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
32.2 AU
True anomaly
201.13°
Distance from Earth
31.763 AU
As of
2 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 — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 VX165 — 32.2 AU from the Sun 2015 VX165
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 VX165 is 31.763 AU from Earth today (4.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
04h 55m 12s
Declination
+14° 47′ 30″
Constellation
Orion
Distance from Earth
31.75 AU
Elongation from the Sun
115.74° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it's up after dark, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  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.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
30.22 AU
Eccentricity
0.071
Inclination
17.12°
Orbital period
166.1 years
Perihelion
28.076 AU
Aphelion
32.365 AU
Longitude of ascending node
226.71°
Argument of periapsis
5.78°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 10,533.2 LD
27.0657 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.767

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
29
Data arc
5.31 years
First observed
20 August 2015
Last observed
9 December 2020
Residual RMS
0.17 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.17

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources