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2013 RN109

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(2013 RN109)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
35.988 AU
True anomaly
349.69°
Distance from Earth
34.996 AU
As of
18 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 2013 RN109 — 35.988 AU from the Sun 2013 RN109
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 RN109 is 34.996 AU from Earth today (4.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
01h 37m 23s
Declination
+15° 01′ 12″
Constellation
Pisces
Distance from Earth
35 AU
Elongation from the Sun
175.09° — near opposition — up most of the night

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

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
42.693 AU
Eccentricity
0.1589
Inclination
32.3°
Orbital period
279 years
Perihelion
35.908 AU
Aphelion
49.478 AU
Longitude of ascending node
20.94°
Argument of periapsis
18.61°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,593.2 LD
34.9284 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.903

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
35
Data arc
6.21 years
First observed
10 September 2013
Last observed
28 November 2019
Residual RMS
0.17 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 April 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.65

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources