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2024 FZ26

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(2024 FZ26)

2024 FZ26 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 34.63 AU to 61.57 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 333.6 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 5 June 2026.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
60.525 AU
True anomaly
162.87°
Distance from Earth
61.045 AU
As of
25 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 2024 FZ26 — 60.525 AU from the Sun 2024 FZ26
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2024 FZ26 is 61.045 AU from Earth today (8.5 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 19m 04s
Declination
+06° 03′ 48″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
61.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
58.97° — 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
48.099 AU
Eccentricity
0.2801
Inclination
7.76°
Orbital period
333.6 years
Perihelion
34.629 AU
Aphelion
61.569 AU
Longitude of ascending node
301.42°
Argument of periapsis
49.54°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,086.8 LD
33.6272 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.892

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
12
Data arc
727 days
First observed
16 March 2024
Last observed
13 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.11 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.19

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources