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2016 LE106

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(2016 LE106)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
43.209 AU
True anomaly
125.19°
Distance from Earth
44.156 AU
As of
17 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 LE106 — 43.209 AU from the Sun 2016 LE106
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 LE106 is 44.156 AU from Earth today (6.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 41m 04s
Declination
-05° 22′ 59″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
44.16 AU
Elongation from the Sun
17.77° — 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
39.809 AU
Eccentricity
0.2014
Inclination
11.03°
Orbital period
251.2 years
Perihelion
31.792 AU
Aphelion
47.826 AU
Longitude of ascending node
104.63°
Argument of periapsis
349.69°
Epoch · J2000
2457509.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 11,990.0 LD
30.8089 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.449

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
21
Data arc
82 days
First observed
16 March 2016
Last observed
6 June 2016
Residual RMS
0.12 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 August 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.41

Discovery & classification

TNO

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