Centaur
2023 FC17
(2023 FC17)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.805 AU
- True anomaly
- 106.09°
- 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
- 6.37 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4498
- Inclination
- 2.12°
- Orbital period
- 16.08 years
- Perihelion
- 3.505 AU
- Aphelion
- 9.235 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 41.68°
- Argument of periapsis
- 211.66°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.49
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB