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2016 SD58

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(2016 SD58)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
37.505 AU
True anomaly
67.61°
Distance from Earth
36.624 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 SD58 — 37.505 AU from the Sun 2016 SD58
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 SD58 is 36.624 AU from Earth today (5.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 15m 52s
Declination
+01° 34′ 42″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
36.62 AU
Elongation from the Sun
152.09° — well clear of the Sun

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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  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
39.238 AU
Eccentricity
0.096
Inclination
15.83°
Orbital period
245.8 years
Perihelion
35.472 AU
Aphelion
43.003 AU
Longitude of ascending node
147.25°
Argument of periapsis
191.88°
Epoch · J2000
2457359.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,412.8 LD
34.465 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.392

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
20
Data arc
354 days
First observed
10 October 2015
Last observed
28 September 2016
Residual RMS
0.09 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 July 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources