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Trans-Neptunian object

2023 DT6

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(2023 DT6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.509 AU
True anomaly
332.77°
Distance from Earth
41.315 AU
As of
22 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 2023 DT6 — 40.509 AU from the Sun 2023 DT6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2023 DT6 is 41.315 AU from Earth today (5.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 32m 58s
Declination
-26° 35′ 24″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
41.31 AU
Elongation from the Sun
35.95° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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.

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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
45.764 AU
Eccentricity
0.1258
Inclination
28.24°
Orbital period
309.6 years
Perihelion
40.007 AU
Aphelion
51.522 AU
Longitude of ascending node
260.2°
Argument of periapsis
309.96°
Epoch · J2000
2460028.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,204.9 LD
39.0697 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.298

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
17
Data arc
114 days
First observed
14 February 2023
Last observed
8 June 2023
Residual RMS
0.11 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 July 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.53

Discovery & classification

TNO

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