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2002 GN32

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(2002 GN32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
33.948 AU
True anomaly
50.7°
Distance from Earth
34.437 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2002 GN32 — 33.948 AU from the Sun 2002 GN32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 GN32 is 34.437 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 27m 04s
Declination
-31° 20′ 30″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
34.44 AU
Elongation from the Sun
59.74° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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.

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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.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
38.959 AU
Eccentricity
0.1766
Inclination
10.19°
Orbital period
243.2 years
Perihelion
32.08 AU
Aphelion
45.837 AU
Longitude of ascending node
30.83°
Argument of periapsis
183.27°
Epoch · J2000
2452389.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,093.3 LD
31.0745 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.435

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
8
Data arc
66 days
First observed
6 April 2002
Last observed
11 June 2002
Residual RMS
0.21 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.3

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources