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2021 JG47

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(2021 JG47)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
9.698 AU
True anomaly
174.2°
Distance from Earth
9.381 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 2021 JG47 — 9.698 AU from the Sun 2021 JG47
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2021 JG47 is 9.381 AU from Earth today (1.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 16m 13s
Declination
-08° 25′ 28″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
9.39 AU
Elongation from the Sun
104.95° — 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
5.896 AU
Eccentricity
0.6612
Inclination
14.84°
Orbital period
14.32 years
Perihelion
1.997 AU
Aphelion
9.795 AU
Longitude of ascending node
175.63°
Argument of periapsis
319.35°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 402.9 LD
1.0353 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.426

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
10
Data arc
14 days
First observed
4 May 2021
Last observed
18 May 2021
Residual RMS
0.56 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 July 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
18.18

Discovery & classification

Centaur

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