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2019 KF7

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(2019 KF7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
9.296 AU
True anomaly
174.92°
Distance from Earth
9.301 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 KF7 — 9.296 AU from the Sun 2019 KF7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 KF7 is 9.301 AU from Earth today (1.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 31m 33s
Declination
+17° 38′ 34″
Constellation
Gemini
Distance from Earth
9.29 AU
Elongation from the Sun
87.24° — well clear of the Sun

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

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.
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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
6.119 AU
Eccentricity
0.5257
Inclination
5.2°
Orbital period
15.14 years
Perihelion
2.903 AU
Aphelion
9.336 AU
Longitude of ascending node
234.12°
Argument of periapsis
56.7°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 735.7 LD
1.8904 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.688

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
162
Data arc
16.08 years
First observed
1 October 2005
Last observed
1 November 2021
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 December 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.08

Discovery & classification

Centaur

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