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2016 FZ58

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(2016 FZ58)

2016 FZ58 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 43.11 AU to 52.87 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 332.5 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 22 December 2022.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
44.687 AU
True anomaly
51.86°
Distance from Earth
45.594 AU
As of
25 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 2016 FZ58 — 44.687 AU from the Sun 2016 FZ58
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 FZ58 is 45.594 AU from Earth today (6.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 23m 02s
Declination
-11° 35′ 27″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
45.59 AU
Elongation from the Sun
24.67° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
47.992 AU
Eccentricity
0.1017
Inclination
8.55°
Orbital period
332.5 years
Perihelion
43.109 AU
Aphelion
52.875 AU
Longitude of ascending node
284.11°
Argument of periapsis
213.47°
Epoch · J2000
2457477.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,394.4 LD
42.1264 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.084

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
10
Data arc
13 days
First observed
28 March 2016
Last observed
10 April 2016
Residual RMS
0.53 ″
Solution · Davide Farnocchia
22 December 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.75

Discovery & classification

TNO

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