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1998 WV24

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(1998 WV24)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
39.27 AU
True anomaly
94.52°
Distance from Earth
38.817 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 1998 WV24 — 39.27 AU from the Sun 1998 WV24
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 1998 WV24 is 38.817 AU from Earth today (5.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
05h 46m 57s
Declination
+21° 53′ 02″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
38.81 AU
Elongation from the Sun
116.69° — well clear of the Sun

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

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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
39.209 AU
Eccentricity
0.0368
Inclination
1.52°
Orbital period
245.5 years
Perihelion
37.768 AU
Aphelion
40.65 AU
Longitude of ascending node
183.63°
Argument of periapsis
167.52°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,306.5 LD
36.7613 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.617

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
26
Data arc
21.99 years
First observed
18 November 1998
Last observed
14 November 2020
Residual RMS
0.24 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.4

Discovery & classification

TNO

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