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Trans-Neptunian object

2022 WV24

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(2022 WV24)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
32.953 AU
True anomaly
250.73°
Distance from Earth
32.067 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 WV24 — 32.953 AU from the Sun 2022 WV24
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 WV24 is 32.067 AU from Earth today (4.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 03m 59s
Declination
+21° 56′ 01″
Constellation
Aries
Distance from Earth
32.06 AU
Elongation from the Sun
152.65° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
32.187 AU
Eccentricity
0.1001
Inclination
5.88°
Orbital period
182.6 years
Perihelion
28.963 AU
Aphelion
35.41 AU
Longitude of ascending node
276.04°
Argument of periapsis
242.02°
Epoch · J2000
2460000.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.085

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
5
Data arc
28 days
First observed
28 November 2022
Last observed
26 December 2022
Residual RMS
0.09 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.97

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources