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2022 LW16

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(2022 LW16)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
41.454 AU
True anomaly
282.59°
Distance from Earth
41.575 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 LW16 — 41.454 AU from the Sun 2022 LW16
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 LW16 is 41.575 AU from Earth today (5.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 29m 02s
Declination
-20° 54′ 06″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
41.59 AU
Elongation from the Sun
81.51° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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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  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste 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
44.715 AU
Eccentricity
0.1873
Inclination
1.52°
Orbital period
299 years
Perihelion
36.341 AU
Aphelion
53.09 AU
Longitude of ascending node
151.05°
Argument of periapsis
218.43°
Epoch · J2000
2459923.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,753.6 LD
35.3407 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.874

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
15
Data arc
465 days
First observed
2 June 2022
Last observed
10 September 2023
Residual RMS
0.03 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 February 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
10.28

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources