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2014 XZ40

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(2014 XZ40)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
37.969 AU
True anomaly
32.35°
Distance from Earth
37.828 AU
As of
17 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 2014 XZ40 — 37.969 AU from the Sun 2014 XZ40
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 XZ40 is 37.828 AU from Earth today (5.2 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
06h 52m 10s
Declination
-11° 20′ 54″
Constellation
Canis Major
Distance from Earth
37.82 AU
Elongation from the Sun
97.61° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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.
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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
40.066 AU
Eccentricity
0.0608
Inclination
44.51°
Orbital period
253.6 years
Perihelion
37.631 AU
Aphelion
42.501 AU
Longitude of ascending node
146.92°
Argument of periapsis
274.86°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,372.1 LD
36.9299 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.081

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
35
Data arc
4.02 years
First observed
14 December 2013
Last observed
20 December 2017
Residual RMS
0.12 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.51

Discovery & classification

TNO

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