Centaur
2016 UC176
(2016 UC176)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 10.948 AU
- True anomaly
- 189.76°
- 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
- 6.678 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6931
- Inclination
- 2.53°
- Orbital period
- 17.26 years
- Perihelion
- 2.049 AU
- Aphelion
- 11.306 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 54.42°
- Argument of periapsis
- 261.16°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2459400.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.32
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB