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2020 VQ45

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(2020 VQ45)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
39.959 AU
True anomaly
69.54°
Distance from Earth
39.139 AU
As of
21 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 2020 VQ45 — 39.959 AU from the Sun 2020 VQ45
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 VQ45 is 39.139 AU from Earth today (5.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 59m 43s
Declination
+00° 43′ 31″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
39.13 AU
Elongation from the Sun
145.69° — 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.
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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
44.542 AU
Eccentricity
0.2002
Inclination
25.29°
Orbital period
297.3 years
Perihelion
35.623 AU
Aphelion
53.461 AU
Longitude of ascending node
190.38°
Argument of periapsis
160.13°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.3

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
27
First observed
2020-??-??
Last observed
31 October 2022
Residual RMS
0.29 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.2

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources