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2015 RU280

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(2015 RU280)

2015 RU280 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 41.59 AU to 52.73 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 323.8 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
47.661 AU
True anomaly
258.09°
Distance from Earth
46.687 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 2015 RU280 — 47.661 AU from the Sun 2015 RU280
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 RU280 is 46.687 AU from Earth today (6.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
01h 09m 52s
Declination
+09° 10′ 05″
Constellation
Pisces
Distance from Earth
46.69 AU
Elongation from the Sun
167.21° — near opposition — up most of the night

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
47.157 AU
Eccentricity
0.1181
Inclination
2.18°
Orbital period
323.8 years
Perihelion
41.589 AU
Aphelion
52.726 AU
Longitude of ascending node
246.58°
Argument of periapsis
235.16°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,802.4 LD
40.6051 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.085

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
24
Data arc
566 days
First observed
14 July 2015
Last observed
30 January 2017
Residual RMS
0.26 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.8

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources