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2020 VN46

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(2020 VN46)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
44.27 AU
True anomaly
138.45°
Distance from Earth
43.469 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2020 VN46 — 44.27 AU from the Sun 2020 VN46
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 VN46 is 43.469 AU from Earth today (6.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 55m 40s
Declination
+08° 08′ 28″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
43.46 AU
Elongation from the Sun
143.68° — 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
39.355 AU
Eccentricity
0.1923
Inclination
29.39°
Orbital period
246.9 years
Perihelion
31.788 AU
Aphelion
46.921 AU
Longitude of ascending node
79.41°
Argument of periapsis
197.04°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.835

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
29
First observed
2005-??-??
Last observed
1 November 2022
Residual RMS
0.2 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.51

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources