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2020 MN53

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(2020 MN53)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
39.212 AU
True anomaly
164.83°
Distance from Earth
39.168 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 2020 MN53 — 39.212 AU from the Sun 2020 MN53
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 MN53 is 39.168 AU from Earth today (5.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 41m 09s
Declination
-16° 41′ 12″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
39.18 AU
Elongation from the Sun
91.27° — well clear of the Sun

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

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.
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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
35.75 AU
Eccentricity
0.1012
Inclination
18.76°
Orbital period
213.8 years
Perihelion
32.134 AU
Aphelion
39.366 AU
Longitude of ascending node
281.86°
Argument of periapsis
209.76°
Epoch · J2000
2459024.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,126.5 LD
31.1598 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.084

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
6
Data arc
3 days
First observed
22 June 2020
Last observed
25 June 2020
Residual RMS
0.29 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 April 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
10.94

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources