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2014 WM602

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(2014 WM602)

2014 WM602 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 40.49 AU to 53.82 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 323.8 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 22 September 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.619 AU
True anomaly
13.17°
Distance from Earth
39.839 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 WM602 — 40.619 AU from the Sun 2014 WM602
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 WM602 is 39.839 AU from Earth today (5.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
02h 03m 35s
Declination
-26° 50′ 47″
Constellation
Fornax
Distance from Earth
39.84 AU
Elongation from the Sun
140.88° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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
47.154 AU
Eccentricity
0.1414
Inclination
35.89°
Orbital period
323.8 years
Perihelion
40.486 AU
Aphelion
53.821 AU
Longitude of ascending node
103.63°
Argument of periapsis
260.29°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,438.7 LD
39.6706 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.939

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
19
Data arc
4.01 years
First observed
27 November 2014
Last observed
1 December 2018
Residual RMS
0.17 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.78

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources