Centaur
2021 VA28
(2021 VA28)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 6.388 AU
- True anomaly
- 137°
- As of
- 29 August 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.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 5.753 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1725
- Inclination
- 32.44°
- Orbital period
- 13.8 years
- Perihelion
- 4.761 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.745 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 178.75°
- Argument of periapsis
- 238.87°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.88
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB