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2017 DU159

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(2017 DU159)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.368 AU
True anomaly
41.75°
Distance from Earth
41.093 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 2017 DU159 — 40.368 AU from the Sun 2017 DU159
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2017 DU159 is 41.093 AU from Earth today (5.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 56m 00s
Declination
-02° 48′ 18″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
41.09 AU
Elongation from the Sun
43.11° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
44.273 AU
Eccentricity
0.1114
Inclination
9.14°
Orbital period
294.6 years
Perihelion
39.34 AU
Aphelion
49.207 AU
Longitude of ascending node
246.93°
Argument of periapsis
236.6°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,930.4 LD
38.3645 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.841

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
107
Data arc
895 days
First observed
25 November 2016
Last observed
9 May 2019
Residual RMS
0.12 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 May 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.32

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources