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Trans-Neptunian object

2015 VW165

(2015 VW165)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
29.57 AU
True anomaly
292.44°
Distance from Earth
29.118 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 VW165 — 29.57 AU from the Sun 2015 VW165
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 VW165 is 29.118 AU from Earth today (4.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
04h 48m 50s
Declination
+21° 47′ 38″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
29.11 AU
Elongation from the Sun
116.68° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
30.269 AU
Eccentricity
0.054
Inclination
4.99°
Orbital period
166.5 years
Perihelion
28.633 AU
Aphelion
31.904 AU
Longitude of ascending node
78.94°
Argument of periapsis
60.38°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 10,760.5 LD
27.6496 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.97

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
49
Data arc
16.14 years
First observed
11 October 2005
Last observed
1 December 2021
Residual RMS
0.1 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 March 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.39

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources