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2023 QY12

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(2023 QY12)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
7.262 AU
True anomaly
147.62°
Distance from Earth
7.862 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 2023 QY12 — 7.262 AU from the Sun 2023 QY12
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 QY12 is 7.862 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 01m 01s
Declination
+11° 09′ 51″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
7.86 AU
Elongation from the Sun
50.63° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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.
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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
5.68 AU
Eccentricity
0.6535
Inclination
19.59°
Orbital period
13.54 years
Perihelion
1.968 AU
Aphelion
9.391 AU
Longitude of ascending node
145.11°
Argument of periapsis
209.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 382.3 LD
0.9824 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.406

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
12
Data arc
21 days
First observed
18 August 2023
Last observed
8 September 2023
Residual RMS
0.33 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 October 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.54

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Sources