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2018 MF13

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(2018 MF13)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
44.007 AU
True anomaly
239.66°
Distance from Earth
43.993 AU
As of
17 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 2018 MF13 — 44.007 AU from the Sun 2018 MF13
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2018 MF13 is 43.993 AU from Earth today (6.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 46m 21s
Declination
-22° 00′ 46″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
44 AU
Elongation from the Sun
89.45° — well clear of the Sun

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

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
41.013 AU
Eccentricity
0.2503
Inclination
3.15°
Orbital period
262.7 years
Perihelion
30.747 AU
Aphelion
51.279 AU
Longitude of ascending node
100.97°
Argument of periapsis
315.2°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 11,581.3 LD
29.7587 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.555

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
26
Data arc
4.1 years
First observed
21 June 2015
Last observed
28 July 2019
Residual RMS
0.22 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.7

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources