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2019 VE51

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(2019 VE51)

2019 VE51 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 28.14 AU to 66.16 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 323.7 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 18 April 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.389 AU
True anomaly
93.19°
Distance from Earth
39.518 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 2019 VE51 — 40.389 AU from the Sun 2019 VE51
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 VE51 is 39.518 AU from Earth today (5.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
23h 59m 32s
Declination
+07° 08′ 21″
Constellation
Pisces
Distance from Earth
39.53 AU
Elongation from the Sun
149.8° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
47.148 AU
Eccentricity
0.4033
Inclination
20.53°
Orbital period
323.7 years
Perihelion
28.135 AU
Aphelion
66.161 AU
Longitude of ascending node
345.87°
Argument of periapsis
285.49°
Epoch · J2000
2458798.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 10,578.5 LD
27.182 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.269

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
38
Data arc
39 days
First observed
23 October 2019
Last observed
1 December 2019
Residual RMS
0.12 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
18 April 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.09

Discovery & classification

TNO

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