Centaur
2011 RC17
(2011 RC17)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.628 AU
- True anomaly
- 294.87°
- As of
- 29 August 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.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 6.259 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5379
- Inclination
- 11.36°
- Orbital period
- 15.66 years
- Perihelion
- 2.893 AU
- Aphelion
- 9.626 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 212.87°
- Argument of periapsis
- 193.56°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.8
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB