Centaur
2015 HQ397
(2015 HQ397)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.928 AU
- True anomaly
- 254.72°
- 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
- 5.926 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2623
- Inclination
- 4.92°
- Orbital period
- 14.43 years
- Perihelion
- 4.372 AU
- Aphelion
- 7.48 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 205.46°
- Argument of periapsis
- 0.27°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2457132.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.65
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB