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58534 Logos (1997 CQ29)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
44.173 AU
True anomaly
85.26°
Distance from Earth
45.135 AU
As of
22 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 Logos — 44.173 AU from the Sun Logos
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Logos is 45.135 AU from Earth today (6.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 58m 40s
Declination
-03° 33′ 03″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
45.13 AU
Elongation from the Sun
14.96° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
45.306 AU
Eccentricity
0.1229
Inclination
2.9°
Orbital period
305 years
Perihelion
39.739 AU
Aphelion
50.874 AU
Longitude of ascending node
132.5°
Argument of periapsis
336.82°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,082.5 LD
38.7553 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.964

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
115
Data arc
27.19 years
First observed
4 February 1997
Last observed
14 April 2024
Residual RMS
0.8 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
4 June 2024

Physical properties

Rotation period
1.1 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.87

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Mauna Kea
Discovery date
4 February 1997
Discovery site
Mauna Kea

Logos and Zoe are a pair in a rich pantheon of paired emanations of the deity in the gnostic traditions and are part of the creation myth in this tradition. The name Zoe is being given to the companion body (58534) Logos I described on <i>IAUC</i> 7824 and 7959.

Also known as 58534 · 1997 CQ29

Named TNO

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