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2024 GF30

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(2024 GF30)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
36.075 AU
True anomaly
43.17°
Distance from Earth
36.901 AU
As of
17 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2024 GF30 — 36.075 AU from the Sun 2024 GF30
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 GF30 is 36.901 AU from Earth today (5.1 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 29m 48s
Declination
-27° 21′ 42″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
36.9 AU
Elongation from the Sun
34.06° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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?

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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
41.625 AU
Eccentricity
0.1669
Inclination
36.8°
Orbital period
268.6 years
Perihelion
34.678 AU
Aphelion
48.571 AU
Longitude of ascending node
317.5°
Argument of periapsis
189.87°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,113.4 LD
33.6956 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.591

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
20
Data arc
10.13 years
First observed
2 March 2014
Last observed
18 April 2024
Residual RMS
0.26 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 March 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.18

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources