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2022 AZ54

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(2022 AZ54)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
9.043 AU
True anomaly
152.28°
Distance from Earth
8.208 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 2022 AZ54 — 9.043 AU from the Sun 2022 AZ54
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 AZ54 is 8.208 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
23h 35m 28s
Declination
-19° 34′ 33″
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance from Earth
8.21 AU
Elongation from the Sun
144.36° — 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.
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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
6.738 AU
Eccentricity
0.6977
Inclination
16.05°
Orbital period
17.49 years
Perihelion
2.037 AU
Aphelion
11.438 AU
Longitude of ascending node
109.47°
Argument of periapsis
89.17°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 431.8 LD
1.1096 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.339

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
20
Data arc
51 days
First observed
5 January 2022
Last observed
25 February 2022
Residual RMS
0.6 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 June 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
17.26

Discovery & classification

Centaur

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