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2016 LT88

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(2016 LT88)

2016 LT88 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 48.82 AU to 49.48 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 344.5 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 2 July 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
48.821 AU
True anomaly
10.86°
Distance from Earth
49.471 AU
As of
26 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 LT88 — 48.821 AU from the Sun 2016 LT88
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 LT88 is 49.471 AU from Earth today (6.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 58m 32s
Declination
+09° 50′ 31″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
49.47 AU
Elongation from the Sun
48.52° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
49.146 AU
Eccentricity
0.0067
Inclination
33.01°
Orbital period
344.5 years
Perihelion
48.815 AU
Aphelion
49.477 AU
Longitude of ascending node
155.87°
Argument of periapsis
85.01°
Epoch · J2000
2457549.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 18,665.3 LD
47.9614 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.26

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
4
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
9 June 2016
Last observed
10 June 2016
Residual RMS
0.03 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 July 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.61

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources