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2013 RD156

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(2013 RD156)

2013 RD156 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 43.26 AU to 50.27 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 319.8 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 21 September 2022.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
45.737 AU
True anomaly
77.04°
Distance from Earth
45.139 AU
As of
24 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 2013 RD156 — 45.737 AU from the Sun 2013 RD156
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 RD156 is 45.139 AU from Earth today (6.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
22h 18m 52s
Declination
+09° 00′ 41″
Constellation
Pegasus
Distance from Earth
45.15 AU
Elongation from the Sun
125.71° — well clear of the Sun

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
46.768 AU
Eccentricity
0.0749
Inclination
29.22°
Orbital period
319.8 years
Perihelion
43.265 AU
Aphelion
50.271 AU
Longitude of ascending node
305.77°
Argument of periapsis
321.99°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,459.5 LD
42.2936 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.329

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
16
Data arc
8.97 years
First observed
5 September 2013
Last observed
27 August 2022
Residual RMS
0.26 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
21 September 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.82

Discovery & classification

TNO

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