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2016 FW107

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(2016 FW107)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
6.618 AU
True anomaly
236.69°
Distance from Earth
5.834 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 2016 FW107 — 6.618 AU from the Sun 2016 FW107
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 FW107 is 5.834 AU from Earth today (48.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
22h 25m 33s
Declination
-00° 32′ 15″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
5.84 AU
Elongation from the Sun
138.04° — 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
6.155 AU
Eccentricity
0.4048
Inclination
8.18°
Orbital period
15.27 years
Perihelion
3.663 AU
Aphelion
8.647 AU
Longitude of ascending node
274.69°
Argument of periapsis
192.47°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,043.2 LD
2.6805 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.814

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
39
Data arc
850 days
First observed
3 December 2013
Last observed
1 April 2016
Residual RMS
0.28 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 July 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.67

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 8 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2058-11-22 23:55:00 Juptr 0.8656 AU 336.9 LD 6.7 km/s
2077-03-28 02:46:00 Juptr 0.8955 AU 348.5 LD 6.6 km/s
2184-03-03 07:09:00 Juptr 1.6716 AU 650.5 LD 8.9 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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