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2007 FM51

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(2007 FM51)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
45.504 AU
True anomaly
98.15°
Distance from Earth
46.312 AU
As of
22 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 2007 FM51 — 45.504 AU from the Sun 2007 FM51
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2007 FM51 is 46.312 AU from Earth today (6.4 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 13m 01s
Declination
+23° 03′ 46″
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Distance from Earth
46.31 AU
Elongation from the Sun
35.76° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
45.667 AU
Eccentricity
0.163
Inclination
29.21°
Orbital period
308.6 years
Perihelion
38.221 AU
Aphelion
53.112 AU
Longitude of ascending node
106.48°
Argument of periapsis
343.14°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,495.5 LD
37.247 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.216

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
36
Data arc
17.8 years
First observed
12 May 2004
Last observed
2 March 2022
Residual RMS
0.28 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 March 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.62

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources