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2019 CP31

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(2019 CP31)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
39.615 AU
True anomaly
13.94°
Distance from Earth
40.573 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2019 CP31 — 39.615 AU from the Sun 2019 CP31
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2019 CP31 is 40.573 AU from Earth today (5.6 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 53m 36s
Declination
-02° 20′ 36″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
40.57 AU
Elongation from the Sun
16.35° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  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.

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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
44.932 AU
Eccentricity
0.1212
Inclination
4.03°
Orbital period
301.2 years
Perihelion
39.488 AU
Aphelion
50.376 AU
Longitude of ascending node
65.49°
Argument of periapsis
113.33°
Epoch · J2000
2458704.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 14,981.1 LD
38.4948 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.935

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
13
Data arc
707 days
First observed
5 February 2019
Last observed
12 January 2021
Residual RMS
0.11 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 August 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
8.97

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources