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2013 TE229

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(2013 TE229)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
33.555 AU
True anomaly
51.1°
Distance from Earth
32.586 AU
As of
16 October 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.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 TE229 — 33.555 AU from the Sun 2013 TE229
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 TE229 is 32.586 AU from Earth today (4.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
02h 22m 02s
Declination
+09° 49′ 36″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
32.58 AU
Elongation from the Sun
167.08° — near opposition — up most of the night

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
39.513 AU
Eccentricity
0.2044
Inclination
3.96°
Orbital period
248.4 years
Perihelion
31.437 AU
Aphelion
47.589 AU
Longitude of ascending node
129.46°
Argument of periapsis
215.56°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 11,842.2 LD
30.4291 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.514

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
13
Data arc
6.12 years
First observed
13 October 2013
Last observed
28 November 2019
Residual RMS
0.21 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 October 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.09

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources