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2013 JM65

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(2013 JM65)

2013 JM65 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 40.76 AU to 52.5 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 318.5 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 3 June 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
51.723 AU
True anomaly
206.44°
Distance from Earth
52.515 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 JM65 — 51.723 AU from the Sun 2013 JM65
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 JM65 is 52.515 AU from Earth today (7.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 27m 55s
Declination
-17° 15′ 02″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
52.52 AU
Elongation from the Sun
36.28° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
46.633 AU
Eccentricity
0.1259
Inclination
11.23°
Orbital period
318.5 years
Perihelion
40.763 AU
Aphelion
52.503 AU
Longitude of ascending node
92.09°
Argument of periapsis
309.71°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,482.3 LD
39.7827 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.938

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
36
Data arc
11.07 years
First observed
9 April 2013
Last observed
4 May 2024
Residual RMS
0.22 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
3 June 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.21

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources