Centaur
2017 CW59
(2017 CW59)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.111 AU
- True anomaly
- 294.39°
- 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
- 5.633 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1701
- Inclination
- 25.51°
- Orbital period
- 13.37 years
- Perihelion
- 4.674 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.591 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 165.99°
- Argument of periapsis
- 269.33°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2457785.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.89
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB