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505679 (2014 WT69)

505679 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 44.34 AU to 51.36 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 331 years. Discovered 17 November 2014 by Pan-STARRS 1. Orbit from the JPL solution of 23 November 2022.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
46.944 AU
True anomaly
79.1°
Distance from Earth
46.08 AU
As of
25 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 505679 — 46.944 AU from the Sun 505679
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 505679 is 46.08 AU from Earth today (6.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 55m 55s
Declination
+24° 34′ 23″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
46.07 AU
Elongation from the Sun
150.88° — well clear of the Sun

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

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?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
47.852 AU
Eccentricity
0.0733
Inclination
11.88°
Orbital period
331 years
Perihelion
44.344 AU
Aphelion
51.361 AU
Longitude of ascending node
260.92°
Argument of periapsis
80.96°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,873.0 LD
43.356 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.028

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
139
Data arc
12.27 years
First observed
17 July 2010
Last observed
23 October 2022
Residual RMS
0.73 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
23 November 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
5.89

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Pan-STARRS 1
Discovery date
17 November 2014
Discovery site
Haleakala

Also known as 2014 WT69

TNO

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