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2026 HK18

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(2026 HK18)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
38.797 AU
True anomaly
11.85°
Distance from Earth
39.707 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 2026 HK18 — 38.797 AU from the Sun 2026 HK18
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 HK18 is 39.707 AU from Earth today (5.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 25m 18s
Declination
-11° 34′ 26″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
39.71 AU
Elongation from the Sun
23.52° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  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
44.964 AU
Eccentricity
0.1394
Inclination
8.63°
Orbital period
301.5 years
Perihelion
38.696 AU
Aphelion
51.233 AU
Longitude of ascending node
107.22°
Argument of periapsis
113.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.872

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
29
Data arc
62 days
First observed
19 April 2026
Last observed
20 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.12 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.28

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources