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2013 VE72

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(2013 VE72)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
37.59 AU
True anomaly
75.74°
Distance from Earth
36.643 AU
As of
20 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 VE72 — 37.59 AU from the Sun 2013 VE72
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 VE72 is 36.643 AU from Earth today (5.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
02h 44m 50s
Declination
+01° 26′ 25″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
36.64 AU
Elongation from the Sun
162.05° — near opposition — up most of the night

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  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.
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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
43.71 AU
Eccentricity
0.283
Inclination
13.53°
Orbital period
289 years
Perihelion
31.341 AU
Aphelion
56.08 AU
Longitude of ascending node
123.25°
Argument of periapsis
199.78°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 11,804.0 LD
30.3309 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.524

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
21
Data arc
12.19 years
First observed
13 October 2013
Last observed
21 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.16 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.88

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources