Centaur
2020 WD23
(2020 WD23)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 8.428 AU
- True anomaly
- 155.05°
- 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
- 6.444 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3841
- Inclination
- 8.8°
- Orbital period
- 16.36 years
- Perihelion
- 3.969 AU
- Aphelion
- 8.919 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 328.28°
- Argument of periapsis
- 72.47°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.2
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB