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Mors-Somnus

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341520 Mors-Somnus (2007 TY430)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
29.398 AU
True anomaly
23.66°
Distance from Earth
28.679 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth Mors-Somnus — 29.398 AU from the Sun Mors-Somnus
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Mors-Somnus is 28.679 AU from Earth today (4.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
04h 27m 35s
Declination
+12° 49′ 41″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
28.67 AU
Elongation from the Sun
136.22° — well clear of the Sun

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
39.503 AU
Eccentricity
0.2691
Inclination
11.28°
Orbital period
248.3 years
Perihelion
28.874 AU
Aphelion
50.133 AU
Longitude of ascending node
196.7°
Argument of periapsis
206.07°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 10,852.1 LD
27.8851 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.337

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
365
Data arc
18.31 years
First observed
14 October 2007
Last observed
4 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.56 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 June 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
9.28 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.79

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Sheppard, S. S., Trujillo, C.
Discovery date
14 October 2007
Discovery site
Mauna Kea

Mors and Somnus are twin gods of the underworld and offspring of Nox. Mors is the Roman personification of death and Somnus is the Roman personification of sleep. This object is an equal-sized binary in resonance with Neptune.

Also known as 341520 · 2007 TY430

Named TNO

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