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2013 HG162

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(2013 HG162)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
25.284 AU
True anomaly
135.72°
Distance from Earth
25.156 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 HG162 — 25.284 AU from the Sun 2013 HG162
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 HG162 is 25.156 AU from Earth today (3.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 20m 59s
Declination
+48° 28′ 07″
Constellation
Cygnus
Distance from Earth
25.16 AU
Elongation from the Sun
96.06° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
33.965 AU
Eccentricity
0.838
Inclination
68.47°
Orbital period
197.9 years
Perihelion
5.504 AU
Aphelion
62.426 AU
Longitude of ascending node
231.44°
Argument of periapsis
312.25°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 1,846.9 LD
4.7457 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
1.176

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
55
Data arc
5.19 years
First observed
24 February 2012
Last observed
3 May 2017
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 August 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
12.4

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources