Centaur
540205
540205 (2017 RS17)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 8.903 AU
- True anomaly
- 186.21°
- 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
- 6.174 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4488
- Inclination
- 42.7°
- Orbital period
- 15.34 years
- Perihelion
- 3.403 AU
- Aphelion
- 8.945 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 135.7°
- Argument of periapsis
- 296.03°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.56
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB