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2020 MF53

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(2020 MF53)

2020 MF53 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 30.1 AU to 63.06 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 317.9 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 24 April 2023.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
56.789 AU
True anomaly
217.04°
Distance from Earth
56.968 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 2020 MF53 — 56.789 AU from the Sun 2020 MF53
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2020 MF53 is 56.968 AU from Earth today (7.9 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 25m 41s
Declination
-17° 19′ 08″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
56.98 AU
Elongation from the Sun
78.56° — 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.

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
46.581 AU
Eccentricity
0.3538
Inclination
26.89°
Orbital period
317.9 years
Perihelion
30.099 AU
Aphelion
63.063 AU
Longitude of ascending node
282.28°
Argument of periapsis
153.24°
Epoch · J2000
2459022.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 11,338.0 LD
29.1335 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.103

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
9
Data arc
5 days
First observed
20 June 2020
Last observed
25 June 2020
Residual RMS
0 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 April 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.46

Discovery & classification

TNO

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