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532026 (2013 EC138)

532026 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 40.98 AU to 54.46 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 329.6 years. Discovered 13 March 2013 by Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network. Orbit from the JPL solution of 13 February 2025.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
41.141 AU
True anomaly
345.64°
Distance from Earth
41.561 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 532026 — 41.141 AU from the Sun 532026
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 532026 is 41.561 AU from Earth today (5.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 57m 28s
Declination
+10° 01′ 43″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
41.55 AU
Elongation from the Sun
65.06° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  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.
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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
47.719 AU
Eccentricity
0.1412
Inclination
8.39°
Orbital period
329.6 years
Perihelion
40.982 AU
Aphelion
54.455 AU
Longitude of ascending node
310.9°
Argument of periapsis
210.36°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,564.4 LD
39.9935 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.041

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
194
Data arc
23.03 years
First observed
20 December 2001
Last observed
1 January 2025
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 February 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.04

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network
Discovery date
13 March 2013
Discovery site
Kitt Peak

Also known as 2013 EC138

TNO

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