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2004 VZ75

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(2004 VZ75)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
38.043 AU
True anomaly
271.67°
Distance from Earth
37.661 AU
As of
17 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2004 VZ75 — 38.043 AU from the Sun 2004 VZ75
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 VZ75 is 37.661 AU from Earth today (5.2 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
06h 10m 24s
Declination
+19° 00′ 39″
Constellation
Orion
Distance from Earth
37.66 AU
Elongation from the Sun
111.96° — well clear of the Sun

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

From your location

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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.
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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
39.755 AU
Eccentricity
0.194
Inclination
4.46°
Orbital period
250.7 years
Perihelion
32.042 AU
Aphelion
47.467 AU
Longitude of ascending node
168.72°
Argument of periapsis
10.64°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,082.4 LD
31.0465 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.538

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
27
Data arc
20.93 years
First observed
21 December 2003
Last observed
24 November 2024
Residual RMS
0.25 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 December 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.04

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources