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Trans-Neptunian object

2015 VU207

(2015 VU207)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
30.403 AU
True anomaly
254.64°
Distance from Earth
29.789 AU
As of
2 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 — 1.001 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 VU207 — 30.403 AU from the Sun 2015 VU207
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 VU207 is 29.789 AU from Earth today (4.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 50m 42s
Declination
-18° 02′ 24″
Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
29.78 AU
Elongation from the Sun
127.53° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it's up after dark, 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
30.149 AU
Eccentricity
0.0365
Inclination
38.89°
Orbital period
165.5 years
Perihelion
29.047 AU
Aphelion
31.251 AU
Longitude of ascending node
114.25°
Argument of periapsis
34.97°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 10,940.9 LD
28.1133 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.917

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
50
Data arc
9.68 years
First observed
9 January 2015
Last observed
15 September 2024
Residual RMS
0.26 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 October 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.26

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources