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Albion

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15760 Albion (1992 QB1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
41.701 AU
True anomaly
41.95°
Distance from Earth
40.764 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Albion — 41.701 AU from the Sun Albion
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Albion is 40.764 AU from Earth today (5.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 01m 17s
Declination
+18° 52′ 30″
Constellation
Aries
Distance from Earth
40.76 AU
Elongation from the Sun
160.17° — near opposition — up most of the night

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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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
44.131 AU
Eccentricity
0.0712
Inclination
2.19°
Orbital period
293.2 years
Perihelion
40.991 AU
Aphelion
47.271 AU
Longitude of ascending node
359.5°
Argument of periapsis
6.38°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,562.4 LD
39.9885 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.923

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
96
Data arc
30.32 years
First observed
30 August 1992
Last observed
26 December 2022
Residual RMS
0.79 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 February 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.18

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Jewitt, D. C., Luu, J. X.
Discovery date
30 August 1992
Discovery site
Mauna Kea

In the creation mythology of William Blake (1757-1827), Albion is the island-dwelling primordial man who divided himself into the four Zoas (Urthona, Urizen, Luvah and Tharmas), each representing important aspects of human character.

Also known as 15760 · 1992 QB1

Named TNO

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