Centaur
2020 TU8
(2020 TU8)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 9.896 AU
- True anomaly
- 164.8°
- 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
- 6.409 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6401
- Inclination
- 46.64°
- Orbital period
- 16.23 years
- Perihelion
- 2.306 AU
- Aphelion
- 10.512 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 217.13°
- Argument of periapsis
- 217.77°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2459139.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.4
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB