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Valdes-TOTAS

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C/2014 HU195 (Valdes-TOTAS)

Valdes-TOTAS is a comet in the Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y) orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 5.12 AU to 38.64 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 102.4 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
20.087 AU
True anomaly
135.87°
Distance from Earth
19.102 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth Valdes-TOTAS — 20.087 AU from the Sun Valdes-TOTAS
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Valdes-TOTAS is 19.102 AU from Earth today (2.6 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
02h 26m 46s
Declination
+08° 10′ 47″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
19.1 AU
Elongation from the Sun
172.01° — near opposition — up most of the night

Visible from both hemispheres.

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?

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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
21.881 AU
Eccentricity
0.766
Inclination
5.82°
Orbital period
102.4 years
Perihelion
5.121 AU
Aphelion
38.641 AU
Longitude of ascending node
115.79°
Argument of periapsis
145.07°
Epoch · J2000
2457487.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 1,598.5 LD
4.1074 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.861

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
67
Data arc
3.16 years
First observed
24 April 2014
Last observed
22 June 2017
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.5
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 9.5
9.5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2014 HU195

Named

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