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2019 GA185

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(2019 GA185)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
47.271 AU
True anomaly
195.9°
Distance from Earth
48.21 AU
As of
22 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 2019 GA185 — 47.271 AU from the Sun 2019 GA185
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 GA185 is 48.21 AU from Earth today (6.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 44m 04s
Declination
-01° 06′ 50″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
48.21 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.14° — too close to the Sun to observe

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.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
45.018 AU
Eccentricity
0.0522
Inclination
3.46°
Orbital period
302.1 years
Perihelion
42.666 AU
Aphelion
47.371 AU
Longitude of ascending node
89.92°
Argument of periapsis
264.34°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,213.8 LD
41.6622 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.98

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
21
Data arc
21.99 years
First observed
15 March 2004
Last observed
13 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.12 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.74

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources