Centaur
2017 QK71
(2017 QK71)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 9.766 AU
- True anomaly
- 187.76°
- As of
- 29 August 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.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 6.202 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5959
- Inclination
- 23.13°
- Orbital period
- 15.45 years
- Perihelion
- 2.506 AU
- Aphelion
- 9.898 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 187.58°
- Argument of periapsis
- 185.82°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.5
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB