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2015 QY33

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(2015 QY33)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
43.762 AU
True anomaly
122.74°
Distance from Earth
42.907 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 QY33 — 43.762 AU from the Sun 2015 QY33
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 QY33 is 42.907 AU from Earth today (5.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
02h 17m 42s
Declination
-19° 25′ 46″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
42.91 AU
Elongation from the Sun
148.79° — well clear of the Sun

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

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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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
43.038 AU
Eccentricity
0.0325
Inclination
32.7°
Orbital period
282.3 years
Perihelion
41.639 AU
Aphelion
44.437 AU
Longitude of ascending node
138.24°
Argument of periapsis
127.13°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 15,844.5 LD
40.7133 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.959

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
10
Data arc
2.77 years
First observed
20 December 2014
Last observed
26 September 2017
Residual RMS
0.18 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.44

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources