Centaur
2016 UP173
(2016 UP173)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 11.371 AU
- True anomaly
- 188.91°
- 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
- 6.733 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.7498
- Inclination
- 29.44°
- Orbital period
- 17.47 years
- Perihelion
- 1.685 AU
- Aphelion
- 11.782 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 31.91°
- Argument of periapsis
- 256°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2459600.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.38
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB