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2014 ND81

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(2014 ND81)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
38.479 AU
True anomaly
59.06°
Distance from Earth
37.759 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 2014 ND81 — 38.479 AU from the Sun 2014 ND81
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 ND81 is 37.759 AU from Earth today (5.2 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
23h 03m 20s
Declination
-15° 42′ 31″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
37.77 AU
Elongation from the Sun
134.93° — 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.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
41.402 AU
Eccentricity
0.1184
Inclination
24.32°
Orbital period
266.4 years
Perihelion
36.5 AU
Aphelion
46.305 AU
Longitude of ascending node
1.79°
Argument of periapsis
279.3°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,844.0 LD
35.5728 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.231

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
110
Data arc
11.39 years
First observed
2 July 2014
Last observed
20 November 2025
Residual RMS
0.72 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 October 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.73

Discovery & classification

TNO

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