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2013 VR46

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(2013 VR46)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
39.094 AU
True anomaly
93.58°
Distance from Earth
38.208 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 VR46 — 39.094 AU from the Sun 2013 VR46
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 VR46 is 38.208 AU from Earth today (5.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 18m 20s
Declination
+09° 03′ 51″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
38.2 AU
Elongation from the Sun
153.3° — 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.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
39.605 AU
Eccentricity
0.1485
Inclination
13.78°
Orbital period
249.2 years
Perihelion
33.722 AU
Aphelion
45.488 AU
Longitude of ascending node
87.5°
Argument of periapsis
227.07°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 12,734.8 LD
32.7228 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.431

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
31
Data arc
4.12 years
First observed
4 October 2013
Last observed
16 November 2017
Residual RMS
0.17 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.35

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources