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2019 CO31

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(2019 CO31)

2019 CO31 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 36.27 AU to 57.15 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 319.3 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 12 August 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
37.177 AU
True anomaly
330.1°
Distance from Earth
38.098 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 CO31 — 37.177 AU from the Sun 2019 CO31
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 CO31 is 38.098 AU from Earth today (5.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 02m 26s
Declination
+05° 20′ 15″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
38.09 AU
Elongation from the Sun
22.53° — 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.

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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
46.712 AU
Eccentricity
0.2235
Inclination
34.04°
Orbital period
319.3 years
Perihelion
36.273 AU
Aphelion
57.15 AU
Longitude of ascending node
174.49°
Argument of periapsis
50.46°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,763.2 LD
35.3654 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.951

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
25
Data arc
5.9 years
First observed
27 February 2014
Last observed
21 January 2020
Residual RMS
0.12 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 August 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.86

Discovery & classification

TNO

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