Centaur
2021 PD
(2021 PD)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 9.022 AU
- True anomaly
- 156.64°
- 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
- 6.318 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6153
- Inclination
- 71.3°
- Orbital period
- 15.88 years
- Perihelion
- 2.43 AU
- Aphelion
- 10.205 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 145.95°
- Argument of periapsis
- 202.49°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.48
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB