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2017 CF60

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(2017 CF60)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
47.558 AU
True anomaly
214.91°
Distance from Earth
48.154 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 CF60 — 47.558 AU from the Sun 2017 CF60
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2017 CF60 is 48.154 AU from Earth today (6.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 15m 19s
Declination
-02° 36′ 24″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
48.15 AU
Elongation from the Sun
53.04° — 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.

How do I find my coordinates?

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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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  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste 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
44.208 AU
Eccentricity
0.0964
Inclination
12.73°
Orbital period
293.9 years
Perihelion
39.945 AU
Aphelion
48.471 AU
Longitude of ascending node
250.61°
Argument of periapsis
50.34°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,155.9 LD
38.944 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.777

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
22
Data arc
8.88 years
First observed
12 February 2016
Last observed
31 December 2024
Residual RMS
0.11 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 February 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.1

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources