Centaur
2020 PA12
(2020 PA12)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 8.492 AU
- True anomaly
- 161.62°
- 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
- 5.924 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5096
- Inclination
- 4.97°
- Orbital period
- 14.42 years
- Perihelion
- 2.905 AU
- Aphelion
- 8.943 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 213.99°
- Argument of periapsis
- 163.08°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.3
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB