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2022 RO59

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(2022 RO59)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
5.818 AU
True anomaly
116.3°
Distance from Earth
6.754 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 2022 RO59 — 5.818 AU from the Sun 2022 RO59
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 RO59 is 6.754 AU from Earth today (56.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 57m 00s
Declination
-13° 46′ 35″
Constellation
Corvus
Distance from Earth
6.75 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.13° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
5.642 AU
Eccentricity
0.3736
Inclination
55.98°
Orbital period
13.4 years
Perihelion
3.534 AU
Aphelion
7.75 AU
Longitude of ascending node
351.94°
Argument of periapsis
81.89°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,161.1 LD
2.9836 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.003

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
28
Data arc
3.48 years
First observed
2 September 2022
Last observed
23 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.75

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2039-09-09 17:56:00 Juptr 1.4447 AU 562.3 LD 11.9 km/s
2052-05-14 07:22:00 Juptr 1.6208 AU 630.8 LD 14.9 km/s
2141-01-07 16:40:00 Jupiter 0.472 AU 183.7 LD 13.9 km/s
2141-01-07 16:40:00 Juptr 0.472 AU 183.7 LD 13.9 km/s
2158-08-02 08:09:00 Juptr 0.1439 AU 56.0 LD 12.8 km/s
2158-08-02 08:09:00 Jupiter 0.1439 AU 56.0 LD 12.8 km/s
2170-04-12 06:40:00 Juptr 1.0074 AU 392.1 LD 11.8 km/s

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

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