Centaur
434620
434620 (2005 VD)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 6.446 AU
- True anomaly
- 96.52°
- As of
- 29 August 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.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 6.693 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2545
- Inclination
- 172.2°
- Orbital period
- 17.32 years
- Perihelion
- 4.99 AU
- Aphelion
- 8.397 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 174.93°
- Argument of periapsis
- 180.86°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.18
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB