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2010 VC189

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(2010 VC189)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
5.494 AU
True anomaly
226°
Distance from Earth
4.5 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 2010 VC189 — 5.494 AU from the Sun 2010 VC189
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2010 VC189 is 4.5 AU from Earth today (37.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
00h 49m 23s
Declination
+04° 44′ 57″
Constellation
Pisces
Distance from Earth
4.5 AU
Elongation from the Sun
174.14° — near opposition — up most of the night

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
6.622 AU
Eccentricity
0.7915
Inclination
0.66°
Orbital period
17.04 years
Perihelion
1.381 AU
Aphelion
11.864 AU
Longitude of ascending node
52.83°
Argument of periapsis
95.4°
Epoch · J2000
2455513.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 152.8 LD
0.3928 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.165

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
10
Data arc
3 days
First observed
13 November 2010
Last observed
16 November 2010
Residual RMS
0.64 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 January 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
18.75

Discovery & classification

Centaur

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