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2022 LN15

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(2022 LN15)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
35.539 AU
True anomaly
105.46°
Distance from Earth
35.524 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 LN15 — 35.539 AU from the Sun 2022 LN15
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 LN15 is 35.524 AU from Earth today (4.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 35m 43s
Declination
-19° 40′ 48″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
35.53 AU
Elongation from the Sun
89.59° — 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.

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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
34.942 AU
Eccentricity
0.0999
Inclination
5.68°
Orbital period
206.5 years
Perihelion
31.451 AU
Aphelion
38.432 AU
Longitude of ascending node
274.45°
Argument of periapsis
274.25°
Epoch · J2000
2459746.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 11,853.7 LD
30.4587 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.28

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 9).

Observations used
12
Data arc
28 days
First observed
2 June 2022
Last observed
30 June 2022
Residual RMS
0.03 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 March 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.73

Discovery & classification

TNO

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