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2002 VF131

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(2002 VF131)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
43.173 AU
True anomaly
294.6°
Distance from Earth
42.903 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 VF131 — 43.173 AU from the Sun 2002 VF131
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2002 VF131 is 42.903 AU from Earth today (5.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
06h 56m 47s
Declination
+21° 17′ 50″
Constellation
Gemini
Distance from Earth
42.89 AU
Elongation from the Sun
105.75° — 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
44.482 AU
Eccentricity
0.063
Inclination
1.81°
Orbital period
296.7 years
Perihelion
41.68 AU
Aphelion
47.284 AU
Longitude of ascending node
157.13°
Argument of periapsis
10.2°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,834.5 LD
40.6875 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.95

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
16
Data arc
23.12 years
First observed
7 November 2002
Last observed
21 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.29 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.82

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources