Centaur
2015 FW487
(2015 FW487)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 5.138 AU
- True anomaly
- 315.28°
- 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
- 5.519 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.0918
- Inclination
- 3.91°
- Orbital period
- 12.97 years
- Perihelion
- 5.013 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.026 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 348.9°
- Argument of periapsis
- 184.38°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2457102.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 17.03
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB