Centaur
2016 YO42
(2016 YO42)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 7.954 AU
- True anomaly
- 196.6°
- 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
- 6.239 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2974
- Inclination
- 11.51°
- Orbital period
- 15.58 years
- Perihelion
- 4.384 AU
- Aphelion
- 8.094 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 256.11°
- Argument of periapsis
- 271.72°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 18.16
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB