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2016 TT94

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(2016 TT94)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.017 AU
True anomaly
82.38°
Distance from Earth
39.184 AU
As of
18 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 2016 TT94 — 40.017 AU from the Sun 2016 TT94
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 TT94 is 39.184 AU from Earth today (5.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 12m 35s
Declination
-13° 13′ 09″
Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
39.18 AU
Elongation from the Sun
146.49° — well clear of the Sun

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.
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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
42.052 AU
Eccentricity
0.1658
Inclination
31.67°
Orbital period
272.7 years
Perihelion
35.081 AU
Aphelion
49.022 AU
Longitude of ascending node
106°
Argument of periapsis
209.29°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,270.5 LD
34.0993 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.896

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
44
Data arc
5.85 years
First observed
9 January 2015
Last observed
14 November 2020
Residual RMS
0.21 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.73

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources