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2012 DQ106

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(2012 DQ106)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
37.665 AU
True anomaly
39.23°
Distance from Earth
38.658 AU
As of
20 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 2012 DQ106 — 37.665 AU from the Sun 2012 DQ106
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2012 DQ106 is 38.658 AU from Earth today (5.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 27m 17s
Declination
-10° 15′ 39″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
38.66 AU
Elongation from the Sun
4.12° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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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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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
43.871 AU
Eccentricity
0.1695
Inclination
1.13°
Orbital period
290.6 years
Perihelion
36.435 AU
Aphelion
51.307 AU
Longitude of ascending node
273.39°
Argument of periapsis
251.25°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,793.4 LD
35.4429 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.841

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
106
Data arc
10.98 years
First observed
10 March 2011
Last observed
1 March 2022
Residual RMS
0.76 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 March 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.23

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources