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2016 QA135

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(2016 QA135)

2016 QA135 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 36.99 AU to 56.12 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 317.6 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 22 September 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
42.182 AU
True anomaly
73.89°
Distance from Earth
41.255 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 2016 QA135 — 42.182 AU from the Sun 2016 QA135
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 QA135 is 41.255 AU from Earth today (5.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
01h 01m 50s
Declination
-04° 36′ 41″
Constellation
Cetus
Distance from Earth
41.26 AU
Elongation from the Sun
158.04° — 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
46.552 AU
Eccentricity
0.2054
Inclination
27.92°
Orbital period
317.6 years
Perihelion
36.989 AU
Aphelion
56.116 AU
Longitude of ascending node
173.23°
Argument of periapsis
128.13°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,027.8 LD
36.0453 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.285

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
16
Data arc
803 days
First observed
26 August 2016
Last observed
7 November 2018
Residual RMS
0.13 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 September 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.95

Discovery & classification

TNO

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