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2020 VM45

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(2020 VM45)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
39.837 AU
True anomaly
80.28°
Distance from Earth
39.038 AU
As of
17 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 2020 VM45 — 39.837 AU from the Sun 2020 VM45
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 VM45 is 39.038 AU from Earth today (5.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 56m 17s
Declination
+01° 31′ 10″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
39.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
143.44° — 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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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
40.977 AU
Eccentricity
0.1039
Inclination
18.23°
Orbital period
262.3 years
Perihelion
36.72 AU
Aphelion
45.234 AU
Longitude of ascending node
153.95°
Argument of periapsis
182.54°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.429

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
17
First observed
2020-??-??
Last observed
1 November 2022
Residual RMS
0.26 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.04

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources