Centaur
2017 AZ8
(2017 AZ8)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 11.475 AU
- True anomaly
- 184.45°
- 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
- 6.523 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7777
- Inclination
- 13.91°
- Orbital period
- 16.66 years
- Perihelion
- 1.45 AU
- Aphelion
- 11.596 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 336.56°
- Argument of periapsis
- 187.55°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2459400.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.26
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB