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2014 RT86

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(2014 RT86)

2014 RT86 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 35.57 AU to 58.81 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 324.2 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 17 September 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
35.713 AU
True anomaly
348.51°
Distance from Earth
34.839 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 RT86 — 35.713 AU from the Sun 2014 RT86
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 RT86 is 34.839 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 22m 55s
Declination
-07° 19′ 15″
Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
34.83 AU
Elongation from the Sun
151.64° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
47.189 AU
Eccentricity
0.2462
Inclination
30.76°
Orbital period
324.2 years
Perihelion
35.572 AU
Aphelion
58.807 AU
Longitude of ascending node
95.17°
Argument of periapsis
317.83°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,482.3 LD
34.6435 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.127

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
12
Data arc
3.37 years
First observed
4 September 2014
Last observed
17 January 2018
Residual RMS
0.23 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.82

Discovery & classification

TNO

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