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Trans-Neptunian object

2026 GL24

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(2026 GL24)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
41.162 AU
True anomaly
75.19°
Distance from Earth
42.047 AU
As of
18 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 GL24 — 41.162 AU from the Sun 2026 GL24
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 GL24 is 42.047 AU from Earth today (5.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 04m 59s
Declination
-26° 02′ 17″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
42.05 AU
Elongation from the Sun
26.84° — 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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  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.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
41.896 AU
Eccentricity
0.0569
Inclination
14.45°
Orbital period
271.2 years
Perihelion
39.512 AU
Aphelion
44.279 AU
Longitude of ascending node
16.29°
Argument of periapsis
141.1°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.611

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
10
Data arc
40 days
First observed
9 April 2026
Last observed
19 May 2026
Residual RMS
0.11 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.34

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources