Centaur
661762
661762 (2005 NP82)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 8.51 AU
- True anomaly
- 168.82°
- 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
- 5.86 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4773
- Inclination
- 130.5°
- Orbital period
- 14.19 years
- Perihelion
- 3.063 AU
- Aphelion
- 8.657 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 123.7°
- Argument of periapsis
- 254.06°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 13.62
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB