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2015 FP502

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(2015 FP502)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
5.054 AU
True anomaly
353.41°
Distance from Earth
5.581 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 2015 FP502 — 5.054 AU from the Sun 2015 FP502
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 FP502 is 5.581 AU from Earth today (46.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 49m 49s
Declination
+14° 04′ 16″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
5.57 AU
Elongation from the Sun
54.1° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
5.517 AU
Eccentricity
0.0844
Inclination
1.03°
Orbital period
12.96 years
Perihelion
5.051 AU
Aphelion
5.983 AU
Longitude of ascending node
27.53°
Argument of periapsis
114.66°
Epoch · J2000
2457102.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 1,581.6 LD
4.064 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.995

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
13
Data arc
7 days
First observed
18 March 2015
Last observed
25 March 2015
Residual RMS
0.07 ″
Solution · Davide Farnocchia
15 May 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
18.13

Discovery & classification

Centaur

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