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2019 EU8

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(2019 EU8)

2019 EU8 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 42.79 AU to 52.78 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 330.3 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 20 July 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
50.545 AU
True anomaly
231.54°
Distance from Earth
51.466 AU
As of
25 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 EU8 — 50.545 AU from the Sun 2019 EU8
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 EU8 is 51.466 AU from Earth today (7.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 48m 28s
Declination
+00° 26′ 27″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
51.46 AU
Elongation from the Sun
22.68° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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.

Know your what3words address? Paste it, e.g. ///filled.count.soap. This is optional — the three words are sent to what3words to convert them, and we don't store the address or the result.

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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
47.782 AU
Eccentricity
0.1045
Inclination
5.74°
Orbital period
330.3 years
Perihelion
42.788 AU
Aphelion
52.775 AU
Longitude of ascending node
123.36°
Argument of periapsis
195.75°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 16,257.5 LD
41.7745 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.106

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
18
Data arc
4.75 years
First observed
22 April 2018
Last observed
21 January 2023
Residual RMS
0.1 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
20 July 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.39

Discovery & classification

TNO

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