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2002 VE130

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(2002 VE130)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
46.765 AU
True anomaly
223.72°
Distance from Earth
46.28 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2002 VE130 — 46.765 AU from the Sun 2002 VE130
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 VE130 is 46.28 AU from Earth today (6.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
05h 58m 34s
Declination
+26° 42′ 51″
Constellation
Taurus
Distance from Earth
46.27 AU
Elongation from the Sun
119.52° — well clear of the Sun

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

From your location

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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
44.833 AU
Eccentricity
0.0623
Inclination
3.24°
Orbital period
300.2 years
Perihelion
42.041 AU
Aphelion
47.626 AU
Longitude of ascending node
356.91°
Argument of periapsis
227.98°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,969.1 LD
41.0334 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.966

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
22
Data arc
18.18 years
First observed
7 November 2002
Last observed
11 January 2021
Residual RMS
0.3 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.38

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources