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2014 HV478

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(2014 HV478)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
5.178 AU
True anomaly
17.05°
Distance from Earth
6.166 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 2014 HV478 — 5.178 AU from the Sun 2014 HV478
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 HV478 is 6.166 AU from Earth today (51.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 54m 46s
Declination
-00° 40′ 31″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
6.16 AU
Elongation from the Sun
7.84° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
5.554 AU
Eccentricity
0.0704
Inclination
6.64°
Orbital period
13.09 years
Perihelion
5.163 AU
Aphelion
5.945 AU
Longitude of ascending node
70.56°
Argument of periapsis
103.82°
Epoch · J2000
2456771.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,625.0 LD
4.1755 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.984

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
11
Data arc
2 days
First observed
23 April 2014
Last observed
25 April 2014
Residual RMS
0.04 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
27 December 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
16.04

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Sources