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2014 NB96

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(2014 NB96)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
42.47 AU
True anomaly
250.43°
Distance from Earth
42.218 AU
As of
17 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 NB96 — 42.47 AU from the Sun 2014 NB96
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 NB96 is 42.218 AU from Earth today (5.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 42m 17s
Declination
-17° 28′ 56″
Constellation
Capricornus
Distance from Earth
42.23 AU
Elongation from the Sun
103.03° — 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
41.506 AU
Eccentricity
0.0931
Inclination
12.44°
Orbital period
267.4 years
Perihelion
37.643 AU
Aphelion
45.368 AU
Longitude of ascending node
306.41°
Argument of periapsis
112.89°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,272.7 LD
36.6745 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.617

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
38
Data arc
11.23 years
First observed
1 July 2014
Last observed
21 September 2025
Residual RMS
0.23 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
27 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
5.83

Discovery & classification

TNO

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