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2024 KG2

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(2024 KG2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
6.068 AU
True anomaly
126.49°
Distance from Earth
5.518 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 2024 KG2 — 6.068 AU from the Sun 2024 KG2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 KG2 is 5.518 AU from Earth today (45.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
05h 06m 10s
Declination
-04° 55′ 50″
Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
5.51 AU
Elongation from the Sun
119.98° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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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
6.532 AU
Eccentricity
0.66
Inclination
87.86°
Orbital period
16.7 years
Perihelion
2.221 AU
Aphelion
10.844 AU
Longitude of ascending node
67.21°
Argument of periapsis
208.53°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 498.7 LD
1.2815 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
0.86

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
41
Data arc
25 days
First observed
19 May 2024
Last observed
13 June 2024
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 June 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
17.56

Discovery & classification

Centaur

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