Centaur
2007 VU259
(2007 VU259)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 8.755 AU
- True anomaly
- 161°
- 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
- 5.811 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6868
- Inclination
- 9.3°
- Orbital period
- 14.01 years
- Perihelion
- 1.82 AU
- Aphelion
- 9.801 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 278.29°
- Argument of periapsis
- 206.81°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2459400.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.22
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB