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2004 LV31

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(2004 LV31)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
42.061 AU
True anomaly
283.93°
Distance from Earth
42.073 AU
As of
20 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 LV31 — 42.061 AU from the Sun 2004 LV31
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2004 LV31 is 42.073 AU from Earth today (5.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 53m 37s
Declination
-22° 46′ 59″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
42.09 AU
Elongation from the Sun
87.77° — well clear of the Sun

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

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.
  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
44.003 AU
Eccentricity
0.1245
Inclination
6.66°
Orbital period
291.9 years
Perihelion
38.526 AU
Aphelion
49.48 AU
Longitude of ascending node
101.09°
Argument of periapsis
272.46°
Epoch · J2000
2453299.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,606.9 LD
37.5333 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.85

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
10
Data arc
420 days
First observed
9 June 2004
Last observed
3 August 2005
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.8

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources