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2019 KY22

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(2019 KY22)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
7.484 AU
True anomaly
152.89°
Distance from Earth
7.374 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 2019 KY22 — 7.484 AU from the Sun 2019 KY22
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 KY22 is 7.374 AU from Earth today (1.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
06h 59m 25s
Declination
+02° 40′ 46″
Constellation
Monoceros
Distance from Earth
7.36 AU
Elongation from the Sun
93.04° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
6.224 AU
Eccentricity
0.2453
Inclination
27.5°
Orbital period
15.53 years
Perihelion
4.697 AU
Aphelion
7.751 AU
Longitude of ascending node
234.47°
Argument of periapsis
73.73°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,482.0 LD
3.808 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.717

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
57
Data arc
19.34 years
First observed
8 July 2004
Last observed
10 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
16 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.09

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 6 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2125-07-18 11:53:00 Juptr 0.5778 AU 224.9 LD 6.7 km/s
2130-06-23 22:48:00 Juptr 1.7051 AU 663.6 LD 6.7 km/s
2149-01-17 23:18:00 Satrn 1.8638 AU 725.3 LD 5.7 km/s

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

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