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2018 AN25

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(2018 AN25)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
8.247 AU
True anomaly
195.87°
Distance from Earth
7.36 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 2018 AN25 — 8.247 AU from the Sun 2018 AN25
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2018 AN25 is 7.36 AU from Earth today (1.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
23h 51m 50s
Declination
-14° 59′ 50″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
7.36 AU
Elongation from the Sun
150.19° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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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
5.763 AU
Eccentricity
0.4817
Inclination
12.36°
Orbital period
13.83 years
Perihelion
2.987 AU
Aphelion
8.539 AU
Longitude of ascending node
106.77°
Argument of periapsis
53.08°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 785.3 LD
2.0179 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.705

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
32
Data arc
496 days
First observed
13 January 2018
Last observed
24 May 2019
Residual RMS
0.76 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
16.1

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 8 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2071-10-31 20:29:00 Juptr 0.7271 AU 283.0 LD 8.2 km/s
2102-10-27 00:55:00 Juptr 1.284 AU 499.7 LD 5 km/s
2115-02-17 04:58:00 Juptr 1.5555 AU 605.3 LD 11.4 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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