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2020 JV3

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(2020 JV3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
9.156 AU
True anomaly
164.17°
Distance from Earth
8.285 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 2020 JV3 — 9.156 AU from the Sun 2020 JV3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 JV3 is 8.285 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 09m 40s
Declination
+14° 32′ 05″
Constellation
Aries
Distance from Earth
8.28 AU
Elongation from the Sun
149.81° — 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
6.426 AU
Eccentricity
0.4735
Inclination
8.51°
Orbital period
16.29 years
Perihelion
3.383 AU
Aphelion
9.469 AU
Longitude of ascending node
64.67°
Argument of periapsis
176.83°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 922.7 LD
2.371 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.746

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
66
Data arc
3.57 years
First observed
14 January 2018
Last observed
10 August 2021
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.99

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 11 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2050-11-07 21:15:00 Juptr 0.6905 AU 268.7 LD 7.2 km/s
2059-01-24 19:17:00 Satrn 0.2499 AU 97.3 LD 3.8 km/s
2059-01-24 19:17:00 Saturn 0.2499 AU 97.3 LD 3.8 km/s
2152-08-07 21:32:00 Juptr 1.3669 AU 532.0 LD 10 km/s
2179-12-27 11:28:00 Satrn 1.508 AU 586.9 LD 5.3 km/s

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

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