Centaur
2023 QY12
(2023 QY12)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 7.117 AU
- True anomaly
- 145.99°
- 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
- 5.693 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.6535
- Inclination
- 19.55°
- Orbital period
- 13.58 years
- Perihelion
- 1.972 AU
- Aphelion
- 9.413 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 145.13°
- Argument of periapsis
- 209.54°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 19.54
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB